Supreme Court of India
U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad & Ors. v. Om Prakash Sharma
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What the Court ordered
In view of the aforesaid factual and legal proposition of law and the highest bid offered to take the property on lease for a period of 90 years with renewal for further 20 years for construction of the cinema hall, the same E was neither accepted by the competent authority nor was the same communicated.
Judgment, page 30
From the headnote
Contract Act, 1872 - ss. 3 and 4 - Auction of plot - Held by Housing Board - Under supervision of an officer of the Board - Plaintiff being the highest bidder deposited earnest money - Later the bid amount rejected by the competent authority - Suit filed to declare the rejection order as illegal and void - Decreed by trial court - Decree set aside in first appeal - High Court in second appeal confirmed the decree - Held: Until final acceptance of the bid, the highest bidder acquires no-vested right to have the auction concluded in his favour - An authority falling under Article 12 of the
Authorities it was built on
- 1972 State of Orissa and Ors. v. Harinarayan Jaiswal and Ors.
- 1996 Laxmikant and Ors. v. Satyawan and Ors.
- 2006 Rajasthan Housing Board and Anr. v. G.S. Investments and Anr.
- 1991 C.E.S.C. Ltd. Etc. v. Subhash Chandra Bose and Ors.
- 1955 Pradyat Kumar Bose v. The Honble the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court.
- 1994 Sahni Silk Mills (p) Ltd. and Anr. Etc. Etc. v. Employees State Insurance Corporation
- 1996 Director General, Esi and Anr. v. T. Abdul Razak Etc.
- 1998 Kala and Anr. v. Madho Parshad Vaidya
- 1971 Vegoils Private Limited v. The Workmen
- 2010 The Managing Director, Hassan Co-operative Milk Producers Society Union Limited v. The Assistant Regional Director Employees State Insurance Corporation
Where later benches applied it
- 2017 Haryana Urban Development Authority & Ors. v. Orchid Infrastructure Developers P. Ltd.
- 2016 State of Jharkhand & Ors. v. M/s Cwe-soma Consortium
- 2026 Golden Food Products India v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others
- 2021 Rajeev Suri v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors
Of those, 2 relied on · 2 referred to
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