Pakistan, July 14 -- The Lahore High Court has ruled that an intra-court appeal cannot be filed in public procurement disputes when the Punjab Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Rules already provide a complete statutory review mechanism. A two-member bench comprising Justice Chaudhry Sultan Mahmood and Justice Malik Muhammad Owais Khalid delivered the judgment while deciding an appeal filed by a private company.

The case arose after the Punjab Health Department invited electronic tenders for the procurement of medical equipment, surgical disposables, implants and sutures for the 2025-26 financial year. Following the technical evaluation process, the Technical Evaluation Committee declared several companies technically non-responsiv...