Supreme Court Upholds Termination but Sets Aside Blacklisting in Contract Dispute Due to Violation of Natural Justice. The termination was justified under Clause 59 of the General Conditions of Contract based on negligence evidence, but blacklisting under Rule 10 of the Contractor Registration Rules, 2012, was invalidated for lack of show-cause notice and application of mind.
2 Apr 2026The dispute involved a contractor engaged by the Water and Sanitation Department of Jharkhand for constructing an Elevated Service Reservoir, where th...
