Supreme Court Upholds Termination but Sets Aside Blacklisting in Contract Dispute Due to Violation of Natural Justice. The termination was justified based on negligence and non-compliance with design, but blacklisting was invalidated for lack of specific show-cause notice and failure to adhere to audi alteram partem under Rule 10 of Contractor Registration Rules, 2012.
2 Apr 2026The dispute involved a contractor engaged by the Water and Sanitation Department of Jharkhand for constructing an Elevated Service Reservoir. The cont...
