Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 729 · Decided 16 May 2008
Kusumam Hotels (P) LTD. v. Kerala State Electricity Board & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 729 · [2008] 9 S.C.R. 752
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 101/2007
- Decided
- 16 May 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14; Electricity Act Section 56
Headnote
752 · A KUSUMAM HOTELS (P) LTD. v. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD & ORS. (Civil Appeal No.101 of 2007) B MAY 16, 2008 [S.B. SINHA AND LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA] _., Administrative law: Policy decision taken by Central Government and fol- c lowed by State Government - Grant of concessional GO must be held to have a prospective operation and not a retrospec- D live operation - That view would save it from being hit by Art. 14 of the Constitution - Doctrines - Doctrine of promissory estoppel - Constitution of India, 1 ~50 - Art. 14. By reason of a p91icy deci:;ion adopted by the
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