Supreme Court of India

Manohar Lal Sharma v. The Principal Secretary & Ors.

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Reported as [2014] 8 S.C.R. 446

Bench R.M. Lodha, Cji Madan, B. Lokur and Kurian Joseph JJ.

Decided 25 August 2014

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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons that the Central Government says that competitive bidding was not introduced E from 2004.

Judgment, page 73

Authorities it was built on

1981 R.K. Garg Etc. Etc. v. Union of India & Ors. Etc. cited by 35
2012 Re: Special Reference N0.1 of 2012 v. -- cited by 31
2012 Centre for Public Interest Litigation and Others v. Union of India and Others cited by 29
2009 Villianur Iyarkkai Padukappu Maiyam v. Union of India and Others cited by 18
2012 Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd. v. Union of India and Ors. cited by 16
1963 State of Orissa v. M.A. Tulloch and Co. cited by 14
1960 The Hingir-rampur Coal Co., Ltd. and Others v. The State of Orissa and Others cited by 14
1979 Desh Bandhu Gupta & Co. & Ors. v. Delhi Stock Exchange Assn. Ltd. cited by 11
2010 Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores Ltd. v. State of Karnataka & Ors. cited by 11
1991 Orissa Cement Ltd and Ors. Etc. Etc v. State of Orissa and Ors. Etc. Etc. cited by 9
1987 Haji T.M. Hassan Rawther v. Kerala Financial Corporation cited by 9
1980 Tara Prasad Singh Etc. Etc. v. Union of India & Others cited by 4
1969 Baijnath Kedia v. State of Bihar & Ors. cited by 3

Where later benches applied it

2018 J. S. Luthra Academy & Another v. State of Jammu and Kashmir & Others relied on
2025 The State of Telangana & Ors. v. Dr. Pasupuleti Nirmala Hanumantha Rao Charitable Trust referred to
2024 M/s Karnataka Emta Coal Mines Limited and Another v. Central Bureau of Investigation referred to
2023 Gmr Warora Energy Limited v. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (cerc) & Ors. referred to
2023 Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited v. Adani Power Maharashtra Limited and Others referred to
2023 Haryana Power Purchase Centre v. Sasan Power Ltd. & Ors referred to
2022 B.L.A. Industries Private Limited v. Union of India and Another referred to
2021 Punjab State Power Corporation Limited and Another v. Emta Coal Limited referred to
2021 Rajeev Suri v. Delhi Development Authority & Ors referred to
2019 Dharani Sugars and Chemicals Ltd. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2018 Asian Resurfacing of Road Agency Pvt. Ltd. & Anr.v. Central Bureau of Investigation v. Central Bureau of Investigation referred to
2018 The Goa Foundation v. M/s Sesa Sterlite Ltd. & Ors. referred to
2017 Girlsh Kumar Suneja v. C.B.L. referred to

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