# Patna High Court: Work order can’t be cancelled without hearing successful bidder 2026-08-08T10:07:35+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Patna High Court has ruled that once a tender results in a concluded contract through the issuance of a Letter of Acceptance, work order and signed agreement, the successful bidder cannot be stripped of those rights without a hearing. A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma set aside an order by the Rural Works Department appellate authority that cancelled a work order and ordered re-tendering without hearing the petitioner. The case involved a bridge construction tender under the Mukhyamantri Gramin Setu Yojana. The petitioner, Shivmay Construction Equipments, was the lowest bidder. After it received the work order and began work, a disqualified bidder challenged his blacklisting. The appellate authority not only reversed the blacklisting but also cancelled the petitioner's contract and directed a fresh tender. The court held this violated natural justice because the petitioner had acquired contractual rights. It remitted the matter for a fresh hearing. ## Coverage - livelaw.in Tags: government contracts, infrastructure, natural justice, Patna High Court, tender cancellation, work order Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/patna-high-court-work-order-cant-be-cancelled-without-hearing-successful-bidder/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/patna-high-court-work-order-cant-be-cancelled-without-hearing-successful-bidder/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.