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Tender records post-award — Karnataka HC
High Court of Karnataka · 2016-01-01 · Citation awaited
Pre-award tender commercials are §8(1)(d) confidential; post-award evaluation records become disclosable.
Case details
| Court | High Court of Karnataka |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2016-01-01 |
| Citation | Citation awaited |
| Petitioner | Unsuccessful bidder |
| Respondent | Public authority |
| RTI Act sections | §8(1)(d) |
| Outcome | Partly allowed |
Outcome
Post-award tender records disclosable; pre-award bid commercials protected under §8(1)(d).
Ratio decidendi
Pre-award bid commercials, which if disclosed would give competitors an unfair advantage, are protected under §8(1)(d). Once the tender is awarded and the contract concluded, evaluation records become disclosable subject to routine commercial-confidence carve-outs for technology and cost-sheet details.
Keywords
tenders, Karnataka HC, §8(1)(d), commercial confidence
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