Bid below reserve price |The High Court held that it was unlawful to accept a bid below the reserve price. The Appellate Tribunal's decision was set aside and a re-auction was ordered.2024 C L C 1731

- December 01, 2024


	The High Court held that it was unlawful to accept a bid below the reserve price. The Appellate Tribunal's decision was set aside and a re-auction was ordered.		2024 C L C 1731

اہم نکات:

1. ریزرو پرائس کی اہمیت:

نیلامی کا آغاز ہمیشہ ریزرو پرائس سے ہونا ضروری ہے تاکہ حکومتی مفادات محفوظ رہیں۔

اگر ریزرو پرائس غیر معقول ہو تو دوبارہ نیلامی کا انعقاد کیا جا سکتا ہے۔

2. قانون کی پابندی:

نیلامی میں جو شرائط اور قیمت عوام کے سامنے رکھی گئی ہو، حکام کو ان پر مکمل عمل کرنا چاہیے۔

3. ٹریبونل کا دائرہ اختیار:

اپیلٹ ٹریبونل نے اپنے دائرہ اختیار سے تجاوز کیا اور قواعد و ضوابط کی خلاف ورزی کی۔

اس کا فیصلہ غیر قانونی قرار دے کر کالعدم کر دیا گیا۔

4. ہائی کورٹ کا فیصلہ:

ہائی کورٹ نے لائسنسنگ اتھارٹی کے حکم کو بحال کیا اور دوبارہ نیلامی کا حکم دیا۔

شفافیت اور قانونی تقاضوں کی پاسداری کو یقینی بنایا گیا۔

5. قانونی نظیر:

عدالت نے 2013 SCMR 1419 کے فیصلے کا حوالہ دیتے ہوئے نیلامی کے اصول واضح کیے۔

یہ نکات حکومتی نیلامیوں میں شفافیت، قانون کی بالادستی اور عوامی اعتماد کے تحفظ کی اہمیت کو ظاہر کرتے ہیں۔

2024 C L C 1731

[Peshawar]

Before Ijaz Anwar and Arshad Ali, JJ

WAHID KHAN and another----Petitioners

Versus

SECRETARY MINES AND MINERALS, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PESHAWAR and others----Respondents

Writ Petition No.4412-P of 2022, decided on 19th December, 2022.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mines and Minerals Act (XXXVI of 2017)---

----S.78(3)---Minor mineral blocks---Granting of lease---Reserve price---Object, purpose and scope---Petitioner contractor was aggrieved of grant of lease by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mines and Minerals Appellate Tribunal to respondent contractor despite offering less than reserve price---Validity---Purpose of fixation of reserve price in proclamation is that the right and interest of government is safeguarded and bid has to be started from the figures mentioned in reserve price---Whatever authorities had represented to general public while putting minor minerals for auction was to be followed in letter and spirit---In case at some later stage Authorities find that reserve price is exorbitant and not reasonable then area of minor minerals should be re-auctioned, with reduced reserve price or even through open auction without mentioning reserve price if law / rules permit---High Court set aside the order passed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mines and Minerals Appellate Tribunal, as the same was without jurisdiction and was passed without adhering to 'reserve price' mentioned in advertisement--Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mines and Minerals Appellate Tribunal deviated from rules / law by allowing appeal filed by respondent contractor---High Court restored the order passed by Licensing Authority for re-auction of lease in question---Constitutional petition was allowed accordingly.

Business Dictionary.com <http://Dictionary.com> and Messrs Lanvin Traders, Karachi Presiding Officer, Banking Court No.2, Karachi and others 2013 SCMR 1419 ref.

Asim Khan and Farman Ullah for Petitioner.

Rab Nawaz Khan, A.A.G., Muhammad Asghar Khan Kundi and Bahadar Khan Marwat for Respondents along with Aftab Khan, AD (Lit.) Mines and Minerals Department.

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