Censuring the State government for causing a large number of litigations related to civil contracts across Karnataka, owing to a lack of clarity and confusion in policies and circulars issued in 2022, the High Court of Karnataka has advised the government to ensure that policies are not in conflict with each other and they should benefit the public at large.
The court made these observations on noticing conflicts in the parameters for awarding general contracts for civil works and those contracts for civil works entrusted under the Amritha Nagarothana scheme.
The litigations had the effect of stalling the works initiated for the public, the court observed.
