A division bench of the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday quashed and quashed the December 2021 communication by Deendayal Port Trust in which it had asked Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZL) to participate in the second phase of the bidding process for the development. was asked to One berth in the port was disqualified from taking over mechanized fertilizers and other clean cargo handling facilities on ‘Design, Build, Operate and Transfer’ basis.
A petition challenging the decision of Deendayal Port Trust was filed before the Gujarat HC in December 2021 by APSEZL and Anish Shah, a shareholder of APSEZL, primarily arguing that APSEZL does not know what is wrong. And why Deendayal Port Trust has deemed it appropriate. No reason for such disqualification was stated by the Deendayal Port Trust in its communication dated December 23, 2021, to disqualify APSEZL from bidding in the second phase.
A bench of Chief Justice Arvind Kumar and Justice AJ Shastri on Tuesday announced the active part of the judgment in a petition in open court, seeking to make a decision regarding the “merit or disqualification” of APSEZL as a bidder to Deendayal Port Trust. Was asked to re-examine the issue. , “directed to do. in the second stage of the bidding process as per the provisions of the RFQ (Request for Quotation) and within six weeks to pass a fresh order in this regard” after giving reasonable cause and in accordance with the natural principles of law. In due compliance of “Justice” by giving APSEZL an opportunity of being heard.
The bench clarified that it has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the matter on this point.