Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 275 · Decided 19 February 1996
Delhi Science Forum and ORS. ETC. v. Union of India and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 275 · [1996] 2 S.C.R. 767
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 691/1995
- Decided
- 19 February 1996
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, N.P. SINGH, K. VENKATASWAMI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 12
Headnote
• Indian Telegraph Act, 1885-Section 4-Establishing, maintaining and working telegraphs-Telegraphs-Includes telephones & telecommunication se1vices-Power of Central Govemment to grant licences in favour of private C bodies-Fiduciary duty to act with restraint-Tests laid down for exercise which shall safeguard public interest. Administrative Latt--Award of contracts-Judicial Reviett--Scope of-Test of reasonable man. The present writ petitions and transferred cases have been filed questioning the power of the Central Government to grant licences to non-Government companies
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