Supreme Court · 1954 INSC 73 · Decided 24 May 1954
K. N. Guruswamy v. The State of Mysore and OTHERS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1954 INSC 73 · [1955] 1 S.C.R. 305
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 212/1953
- Decided
- 24 May 1954
- Bench
- MEHR CHAND MAHAJAN, BIJAN KUMAR MUKHERJEA, VIVIAN BOSE, NATWARLAL HARILAL BHAGWATI, T.L. VENKATARAMA AIYYAR (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226, 133(1)
Headnote
SUPREME COURT REPORTS K. N. GURUSWAMY v. THE STATE OF MYSORE AND OTHERS. lMEHR CHAND MAHAJAN C.J., MuKHERJEA, VIVIAN BosE, BHAGWATI and VENKATARAMA AYYAR JJ.] 305 Constitution of India Art. 226-Writ of mandamus-Mysore Excise Act, 1901, rules I (1 and 2), II(8 and 10)-Auction of liquor the teqder-Tender accepted-Whether wrong-Whether a writ of mandamus should issue under the circumstances. ~;1- The appellant G and the fourth respondent T were rival liquor ~ontractors for the sale of a liquor contract for the year 1953-54 in the State of Mysore. The contract was auctioned by
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