SCORE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES LTD. vs SRIYASH TECHNOLOGIES LTD. & ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the Division Bench's decision to set aside the arrangement between the Transport Commissioner of Uttarakhand and HILTRON for the Smart Card project, emphasizing the necessity of transparency in government contracts as mandated by Article 14 of the Constitution. The Court clarified that while the State is not obliged to invite tenders for every project, any contract must be made public to ensure transparency. The appeal by Score Information Technologies Ltd. was dismissed, affirming the lower court's ruling.