Supreme Court of India

State of Andhra Pradesh and Others v. Dr. Rao, V.B.J. Chelikani and Others

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Reported as [2024] 11 S.C.R. 1366
Bench Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta JJ.
Decided 25 November 2024

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In view of the aforesaid findings and discussion, we dismiss the appeals preferred by the State of Telangana, the Cooperative Societies and their members, and we allow the appeal preferred by Mr.

Judgment, page 58

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Issue arose that whether the Government, like any private individual, have the absolute discretion to frame policy, distribute resources and enter into a contract with whomsoever it pleases, on any terms and conditions it so desires. Headnotes† Government policy – Land allocation policy – Distribution of State largesse – State distributing public land in the State of Telangana – Allotment of land parcels, vide several State Government Memoranda within the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits through Cooperative Societies – GoM Nos. 243 and 244 dated

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