Supreme Court of India
The Travancore Devaswom Board v. Ayyappa Spices & Ors.
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For the above reasons, we are of the view that the High Court committed an error in entertaining the writ petition filed by respondent no. 1. [2024] 3 S.C.R. 375 The Travancore Devaswom Board v.
Judgment, page 12
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Issue for Consideration Whether the writ petition at the behest of respondent no.1 should have been entertained by the High Court; and whether the appellant- Board qualifies as a “food business operator” as defined u/s.3(1) (j) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Headnotes Judicial review – Public tenders for procurement – Interested party invoking writ jurisdiction, exercise of power of judicial review – Contract by tender for sourcing raw material (cardamom) for preparation of Aravana Prasadam in the Sabarimala Temple – Eventually, respondent no.2 was given supply orders for
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