Hyderabad, Aug. 6 -- The Telangana High Court criticised the practice of rejecting tenders on technical grounds, stating it leads to a loss of public funds.

The court reprimanded railway officials for not even considering the financial bid for a Rs 435 crore laundry service contract because some documents weren't uploaded. This decision came during a hearing on a petition filed by ASG Supreme Laundry Services, which challenged the rejection of its tender application.

The company's bid was disqualified because it hadn't uploaded some agreements (MoA, AoA) related to its joint venture partner, Supreme Laundry Service.

Court's observations

Justice NV Shravan Kumar presided over the case. Senior advocate Venkatesh, representing the petiti...