WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD vs PATEL ENGINEERING CO. LTD. .

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Calcutta High Court, confirming the dismissal of the appeals and cross objections related to the evaluation of bids for the Purulia Pumped Storage Project. The Court emphasized that the West Bengal State Electricity Board acted within its rights under the Instructions To Bidders (ITB) when it identified arithmetic errors in the bids submitted by the consortium of companies. The Court held that the evaluation process was valid and did not violate any statutory provisions, thereby dismissing the appeal.