Supreme Court of India

Sterling Computers Limited Etc. v. M & N Publications Limited and Ors.

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Reported as [1993] 1 S.C.R. 81

Bench N.M. Kasliwal J.

Decided 12 January 1993

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From the headnote

Constitution of India : Articles 12, 14, 19, 32, 136, 226 and 298. Government contracts-:Tudiciai review-Court primarily concerned with infirmity in decision making process-Urgency of disposal by courts of c such matters-Necessity for. Telephone directorie..-Publication of-Contract termed 'supplementa! ~ -< contract' grantetf--Held amounted to grant of fresh contract in garlJ of 'sup- plemental contract'. The three appeals arose out of disputes relating to the publication of telephone directories of MTNL a Government of India Undertaking. The MTNL introduced a new concept of "yellow pages" in

Authorities it was built on

1979 Ramana Dayaram Shetty v. The International Airport Authority of India and Ors. cited by 124
1986 State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. v. Nandlal Jaiswal & Ors. cited by 63
1990 Kumari Shrilekha Vidyarthi Etc. Etc v. State of U.P. and Ors. cited by 50

Where later benches applied it

2023 M/s Indian Medicines Pharmaceuticals Corporation Ltd v. Kerala Ayurvedic Co Operative Society Ltd. & Ors. relied on
2024 Banshidhar Construction Pvt. Ltd. v. Bharat Coking Coal Limited & Others referred to
2022 M/s. R.K. Industries (unit-ii) Llp v. M/s. H.R. Commercials Private Limited and Other referred to
2018 Municipal Corporation, Ujjain & Anr. v. Bvg India Limited and Ors. referred to
2017 Gohil Vishvaraj Hanubhai & Others v. State of Gujarat & Others referred to
2015 State of Punjab v. M/s. Ban Deep Singh & Ors. referred to
2012 Tejas Constructions & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. v. Municipal Council, Sendhwa & Anr. referred to

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