Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 197 · Decided 1 March 2017
JSW Infrastructure Limited and ANR. v. Kakinada Seaports Limited and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 197 · [2017] 2 S.C.R. 41
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3422/2017
- Decided
- 1 March 2017
- Bench
- MADAN B. LOKUR, DEEPAK GUPTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Contract: Award of contract - By Port Trust - For operating berth cargo - To the appellant-Consortium of companies - Challenged by the respondent-Consortium of companies (unsuccessful bidders), on the ground that in terms of Policy clause against creation of monopoly, appellants were in the bidding process as they were already operating a berth for dry cargo - High Court set aside the contract - On appeal, held: The manner in which the High Court interpreted the Policy clause is erroneous - Reading the entire clause as a whole in the context of the purpose of the
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