Humans vs Computers @ Interesting case
A
technical glitch in e-tender prompted the Bombay High Court (HC) to discuss the
issue of humans versus machines at length. In the judgment, Shapoorji Pallonji
& Company vs Maharashtra Housing Development Authority, it said: "In
the process of tender it is very much necessary to ensure that the bidders are
not shunted out of the procedure only on account of any technical glitch and
technology needs to be developed in a manner to cater to their needs without
causing any delay in the scheduled time." In this case, the construction
company bid for a city project in two e-envelopes. The company claimed it had
clicked the right buttons but no acknowledgement was generated. The authorities
maintained that the bid had to be rejected because the company did not press
the "freeze button", which was mandatory. The arguments went technical
and the National Informatics Centre was made a party, which supported the
authority. The company brought another expert firm which backed its case. The
court observed that "ultimately, it is the human being who controls
technology and when it errs, it is for the human being to rectify it."
After the discussion on the technological issues of the cyber era, the court
allowed the firm to participate in the bid.
Case Reference | http://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/generatenewauth.php?auth=cGF0aD0uL2RhdGEvanVkZ2VtZW50cy8yMDE3LyZmbmFtZT1PU1dQMjA3MDE3LnBkZiZzbWZsYWc9TiZyanVkZGF0ZT0mdXBsb2FkZHQ9MjkvMDkvMjAxNyZzcGFzc3BocmFzZT0wOTEwMTcxMzQ3NDM=
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