Supreme Court of India

Punjab Communications Ltd. v. Union of India and Ors.

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Reported as [1999] 2 S.C.R. 1033

Bench S.B. Majmudar J.

Decided 4 May 1999

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above legal position, can it be said on the facts of this case that the substantive legitimate expectations of the appellant have been C contravened? It will be noticed that at one stage when the ADB loan lapsed, the Government took a decision to go ahead with the project on its own funds.

Judgment, page 27

From the headnote

Administrative Law: Doctrine of legitimate expectation-Change in public policy Applicability of-Policy decision taken by the Government to provide digital wireless telecom facility in Eastern U.P. on the basis of ADB loan-Tender invited and appellant along with another company shortlisted-Allegation of appellant that certain officers of the Government played fraud to see that the ADB loans either lapse or stand withdrawn to favour a multinational company who wanted to dump outmoded technology in India-Subsequently, Government took another policy decision to provide digital telecom facility

Authorities it was built on

1992 Food Corporation of India v. Kamdhenu Catile Feed Industries cited by 22
1991 Smt. Shrisht Dhawan v. Shaw Brothers cited by 19
1998 National Building Construction Corporation v. S. Raghunathan and Ors. cited by 7
1992 Navjyoti Co-op. Group Housing Society Etc. v. Union of India and Ors. cited by 5

Where later benches applied it

2023 Sivanandan C T and Others v. High Court of Kerala and Others relied on
2022 Securities and Exchange Board of India v. Sunil Krishna Khaitan and Others relied on
2022 The State of West Bengal & Ors. v. Gitashree Dutta (dey) relied on
2023 Orissa Administrative Tribunal Bar Association v. Union of India & Others referred to
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
2011 Apm Terminals B.V. v. Union of India & Anr. mentioned
2010 Shimnit Utsch India Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. West Bengal Transport Infrastructure mentioned

Of those, 3 relied on · 3 referred to · 2 mentioned

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