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Silppi Constructions Contractors v. Union of India and Anr. Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [2019] 10 S.C.R. 932
Bench Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant JJ.
Decided 21 June 2019

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In view of the above discussion, we find no merit in the petitions which stand dismissed vide order dated 21.06.2019.

Judgment, page 17

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Writ Jurisdiction: Scope of interfer ence in contractual matters involving S tate instr umentalities – Held: Cour ts should exer cise a lot of r estraint while exer cising their powers of judicial r eview in contractual or commercial matters – The writ cour ts should not easily interfer e in commer cial activities just because public sector undertakings or government agencies ar e involved – No doubt, the bodies which ar e S tate within the meaning of Ar t.12 of the Constitution ar e bound to act fairly and ar e amenable to the writ jurisdiction of superior cour ts but this discr etionary

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