Writ Petitions In Contract Matters Maintainable When There Is Arbitrariness By The State: SC [Read Order]

Ashok Kini

21 March 2019 12:18 PM IST

  • Writ Petitions In Contract Matters Maintainable When There Is Arbitrariness By The State: SC [Read Order]

    "Where the State behaves arbitrarily, even in the realm of contract, the High Court could interfere under Article 226 of the Constitution of India."

    The Supreme Court, last week, reiterated that even in contract matters, a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India can be entertained by the High Court, when there is arbitrariness on the part of the state. The bench comprising Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and Justice Vineet Saran observed thus in an appeal filed against the High court order dismissing a writ...

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