Supreme Court of India

Chaitanya Kumar v. State of Karnataka & Ors.

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Reported as [1986] 2 S.C.R. 409
Bench O. Chinnappa Reddy and K.N. Singh JJ.
Decided 9 April 1986

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Karnataka Excise Act, 1965, ss. 2(2) and 13(1)(e)/ Karnataka Excise (Bottling of Liquor) Rules, 1967, r. 3(2) : Contracts for bottling arrack - Awarding of - Whether arbitrary and capricious. Constitution of India, Arts. 14, 32 and 226 : Goverrunent Contracts - Distribution of State largesse - Arbitrariness - When arises. c Public Interest Litigation - Balancing of interests - Role of the Court. Words & Phrases : "to bottle" - "Bottle liquor for sale" -;. - Meaning of - Karnataka Excise Act, 1965, ss. 2(2) and 13(l)(e). Section 13(l)(e) of the Karnataka Excise Act, 1965 prescribes that no

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