Supreme Court of India

Union of India and Ors v. Hindustan Development Corpn. and Ors

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Reported as [1993] 3 S.C.R. 128

Decided 15 April 1993

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From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 12, 14, 19, 32. 136, 226. 298, 299-Government Contracts._:_Railway Board-Tender to supply cast steel bogies-Tl1ree of the tenderers quoting idemical price-Inference of formation of cartel-Board's decision of du alp ricing to control unfair trade practice and not to accept lovrest price-Held, dual pricing under certain circumsta11ces may be reaso11able-Rai/'.vays decision to adopt dual pricing u11der the circumstances was bonajide. Adrninistrative Law: ., Govemmellt comracts-Judicial review of Doctrine of Legitimate .\pectatio11-Co11cept, scope and

Authorities it was built on

1973 E. P. Royappa v. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr. cited by 139

Where later benches applied it

2024 M/s Rewa Tollway P. Ltd. v. The State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors. relied on
2024 Army Welfare Education Society New Delhi v. Sunil Kumar Sharma & Ors. Etc. relied on
2023 Sivanandan C T and Others v. High Court of Kerala and Others relied on
2019 The State of Bihar & Anr. v. Dr. Sachindra Narayan & Ors. relied on
2021 Rajeev Suri v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors referred to
2019 Kerala State Beverages (m and M) Corporation Limited v. P.P. Suresh & Ors, Etc. Etc. & Ors. referred to
2018 Rajasthan Cylinders and Containers Limited v. Union of India and Another referred to
2012 Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd. v. Union of India and Ors. referred to

Of those, 4 relied on · 4 referred to

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