Archive · 21 Jan 2026
High Court Upholds Rejection of Smart Ration Card Bidder
A company called Rosmerta Technologies was disqualified from a government tender to make smart ration cards.
The government said the company didn't meet the technical requirements, like having special security features on the cards.
The company went to court, saying the rejection was unfair, but the court agreed with the government and dismissed the case.
The court said it couldn't judge technical details and found no unfairness in the decision.
Rosmerta Technologies' bid for smart ration cards was rejected for non-compliance with technical requirements.
The tender was for approximately 1.2 crore smart ration cards for BPL and APL families.
The company alleged the rejection was arbitrary and intended to favor other bidders.
The state contended that the company failed to submit an encrypted QR application and lacked specified security features.
The court dismissed the petition, upholding the disqualification and citing limited judicial review in technical tender matters.
- Who
- Rosmerta Technologies Limited and Telangana Civil Supplies Department
- What
- Rejection of a bidder's technical proposal for smart ration cards
- When
- Tender issued on March 10, 2025; pre-bid meeting on March 17, 2025
- Where
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Why
- Non-compliance with technical requirements and missing security features
- Petitioner
- Rosmerta Technologies Limited
- Tender Issuer
- Telangana Civil Supplies Department
- Tender Date
- March 10, 2025
- Cards Procured
- 1 crore BPL and 20 lakh APL smart ration cards
- Rejection Reason
- Non-compliance with technical requirements and missing security features
- Court Decision
- Dismissed the writ petition, upheld the disqualification
- Pre-bid Meeting Date
- March 17, 2025