Advocate Harsh Singh|Enrolment No: BR/1404/2010
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Practice Area 08 of 16

Government Contracts, Tenders & Power Sector Disputes

Contractual, tender, blacklisting, and power utility disputes involving BSPHCL, NBPDCL, and SBPDCL.

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Primary Forums & Tribunals

Patna High Court, Commercial Courts, CGRF, Electricity Ombudsman & BERC

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Jurisdiction Coverage

Patna High Court & Subordinate Courts/Tribunals across all 38 Districts of Bihar

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Practice Overview & Legal Context

Strategic counsel in government procurement, infrastructure works, and electricity regulatory matters across Bihar. The chamber represents civil contractors, EPC firms, solar power developers, and industrial energy consumers in contractual breaches, tender disqualifications, and disputes involving state power utilities (BSPHCL, NBPDCL, SBPDCL).

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Scope of Chamber Representation

7 Focus Areas
✓Writ petitions challenging arbitrary tender condition changes, technical bid rejections, and unfair disqualification of bidders
✓Defending and quashing debarment and blacklisting orders issued without show-cause notice or in violation of natural justice
✓Disputes relating to withheld payments, earnest money forfeiture, performance security invocation, and liquidated damages under works contracts
✓Billing, tariff category, meter tampering, and disconnection disputes before the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum (CGRF)
✓Appeals and representations before the Electricity Ombudsman, Bihar under the Electricity Act, 2003
✓Regulatory proceedings, tariff determination, and open access petitions before the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC)
✓Commercial suits and arbitration under the Bihar Public Works Contracts Disputes Tribunal
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Governing Acts, Rules & Codes

Litigation and advisory in this domain are governed by key central and Bihar state statutes:

⚖️Electricity Act, 2003 & Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) Regulations
⚖️Bihar Public Works Contracts Disputes Redressal Tribunal Act, 2008
⚖️Commercial Courts Act, 2015
⚖️Indian Contract Act, 1872
⚖️Constitution of India (Article 226 - Non-arbitrariness in State Tendering)
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Litigation Procedure & Appellate Trajectory

Tender matters require swift intervention via Writ Petitions (CWJC) before the High Court before contracts are formally awarded to third parties. For power disputes, statutory grievance avenues (CGRF followed by the Electricity Ombudsman) are pursued, with recourse to the High Court or APTEL where jurisdictional errors arise.

ℹLimitation periods and forum hierarchy apply strictly under relevant Bihar state rules.
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Case Briefing & Document Review

For representation in Government Contracts, Tenders & Power Sector Disputes before the Patna High Court, Bihar Land Tribunal, or district authorities across Bihar, reach the chamber directly.

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