Table of Contents
BMTC tender records — Karnataka HC
High Court of Karnataka · 2020-01-01 · Citation awaited
BMTC = §2(h); post-award tender summary OK; losing-bidder commercials §8(1)(d).
Case details
| Court | High Court of Karnataka |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2020-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | Unsuccessful bidder |
| Respondent | BMTC |
| RTI Act sections | §2(h), §8(1)(d) |
| Outcome | Partly allowed |
Outcome
BMTC is a public authority; post-award tender summary disclosable; losing bidders' cost-sheets §8(1)(d).
Ratio decidendi
Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is a Karnataka government undertaking and public authority under §2(h). Post-award tender award value, successful bidder name, and contract terms are disclosable. Losing bidders' cost-sheets and proprietary methodologies are §8(1)(d) protected.
Keywords
BMTC, Karnataka HC, tender, §8(1)(d)
Similar cases in the corpus
These rulings have the closest editorial ratio to this case — computed by tf-idf cosine similarity over ratio, keywords and Act sections. Useful starting points if you are researching the same point of law.
- Railway tender awards — CIC (CIC 2022)
- Tender records post-award — Karnataka HC (HC-KAR 2016)
- PSU commercial terms — §8(1)(d) — CIC (CIC 2020)
- Civil works contract records — Tripura HC (HC-TR 2022)
- §11 third-party cost-bearing — CIC (CIC 2019)
Related
Editorial summary, not a certified report. The ratio here is an editorial compression. Before citing this ruling in a PIO order, FAA speaking order, or any appellate filing, verify against the full reported decision. RTI Wiki is not a legal service.
Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.
Discussion