Supreme Court of India

Micky Traders v. L. R. Y. Labour Contractor

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Bench K.V. Viswanathan and Alok Aradhe JJ.
Decided 21 September 2026

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What the Court ordered

For the aforementioned reasons, we do not find any infirmity in the order of the High Court. In the result, the appeals fail and are hereby dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs.

Judgment, 36

In brief

The Market Committee, Ludhiana issued a DNIT on 13.02.2026 inviting bids for collection of user charges from vehicles using Mandi infrastructure for twelve months, at a reserve price of about Rs.12.21 crore per annum. Micky Traders (H1) bid Rs.16.51 crore and L.R.Y. Labour Contractor (H2) bid Rs.15.03 crore; H1's technical bid was accepted and an LoA issued on 20.03.2026 despite H2's objection that H1 lacked the experience required by Clause 9(c)(a) of the Board's Enlistment Instructions, namely completion certificates for annual collection of user charges/parking fees in Government, Semi-Government or PSU organisations during the last 2 years up to 31.12.2025.…

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