Supreme Court of India

State of Karnataka and Ors. v. Saveen Kumar Shetty

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Reported as [2002] 2 S.C.R. 49
Bench B.N. Kirpal, Shivaraj V. Patil and Bisheshwar Prasad Singh JJ.
Decided 26 February 2002

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, this appeal is allowed and the decision of the Division Bench of the High Court is set aside and the writ petition filed by the respondent before the High Court would consequently stand dismissed.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Karnataka Excise (Lease of Right of Retail Vend of Liquors) Rules, 1969: Rule/8(/)-Secuirty deposit-Forfeiture of-Highest bidder failed to execute lease deed and furnish security deposit under R.17(/)(b)-State Government accordingly cancelled the bid and forfeited the bidder's deposit made under R.13(2)-Correctness of-Held: Once Government has exercised c its discretion under R.18 to cancel the bid forfeiture of the amount deposited is a consequence to the said act of cancellation-Government has no discretion whether to exercise the right of forfeiture or not-Hence, State Government is right

Where later benches applied it

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