Supreme Court of India
Lifecare Innovations Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
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Judgment, page 21
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Issue arose whether the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, coupled with the Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order 2012 mandate procurement of 25 percent of goods and services by the government, and its instrumentalities from the Micro and Small Industrial Enterprises; and whether the prescription of mandatory minimum turnover clause in Notice Inviting Tenders is violative of Arts.14 and 19 of the Constitution, provisions of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 and the Procurement Preference
Authorities it was built on
- 1994 Tata Cellular v. Union of India
- 1998 M.R.F. Ltd. v. Inspector Kerala Govt. and Ors.
- 1996 Krishnan Kakkanth v. Government of Kerala and Others
- 2000 M/s. Monarch Infrastructure (p) Ltd. v. Commissioner, Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation and Ors.
- 2001 Ugar Sugar Works Ltd. v. Delhi Adminis1ration and Ors.
- 2024 In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India and Ors.
- 2025 Nbcc (india) Ltd. v. The State of West Bengal & Ors
- 2004 Association of Registration Plates v. Union of India and Ors.
Where later benches applied it
- 2025 Bses Rajdhani Power Ltd. & Anr v. Union of India and Ors
- 2026 Amravati Municipal Corporation v. Ganesh Dadarao Anasane
- 2025 Rutu Mihir Panchal & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
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