Supreme Court of India

Pathan Mohammed Suleman Rehmatkhan v. State of Gujarat & Ors.

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Reported as [2013] 12 S.C.R. 446

Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and A.K. Sikri JJ.

Decided 22 November 2013

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4 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

We are of the view that is what has been done in the instant case and the High Court has rightly held so.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Administrative Law: c Policy decision - Setting up of International Financial Services Centre - Joint venture company with 50:50 public private participation - Approval by Central Government - Allotment of land to Company - Challenged on the basis of report of CAG that State Government did not adopt a uniform 0 policy in alienation and allotment of land -· Held: decision taken In good faith, with good intentions, without any extraneous considerations, cannot be belittled, even if that decision was ultimately proved to be wrong - Non-floating of tenders or absence of public auction or

Authorities it was built on

2012 Centre for Public Interest Litigation and Others v. Union of India and Others cited by 29

Where later benches applied it

2024 Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd. v. Federation of Noida Residents Welfare Association and Others referred to
2024 M/s Karnataka Emta Coal Mines Limited and Another v. Central Bureau of Investigation referred to
2021 Uttar Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. and Anr. v. Cg Power and Industrial Solutions Limited and Anr. referred to
2021 Indian School, Jodhpur & Anr. v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. referred to

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