Explanation

The Sindh High Court on Tuesday set aside a contract awarded for organising the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) 2020 and ruled that the authorities concerned may initiate a fresh tendering process in accordance with relevant laws. A two-judge SHC bench comprising Justices Mohammad Ali Mazhar and Agha Faisal ruled that the process culminating in the award of the contract by the Defence Export Promotion Organisation (DEPO) to the Badar Expo Solutions (event manager) was without recourse to a competitive bidding process as envisaged under the law.