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Railway tender awards — CIC

Central Information Commission · 2022-01-01 · Citation awaited

Railway post-award tender summary disclosable; losing bidder technical proposals §8(1)(d); §11 consultation.

Case details

Court Central Information Commission
Decided 2022-01-01
Citation Citation awaited
Petitioner Unsuccessful bidder
Respondent Indian Railways
RTI Act sections §4(1)(b), §8(1)(d)
Outcome Partly allowed

Outcome

Railway post-award tender records disclosable; losing bidder technical proposals §8(1)(d); §11 notice for all bidders.

Ratio decidendi

Indian Railways tender records post-award — successful bidder, value, specifications — are §4(1)(b) material. Losing bidders' technical proposals and proprietary methodologies are §8(1)(d) protected; §11 notice required for any third-party data disclosure.

Keywords

Railway, tender, §8(1)(d), §11

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