Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 129 · Decided 25 February 2004
State of Uttar Pradesh v. Gir Prasad and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 129 · [2004] 2 S.C.R. 637
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 16809/1996
- Decided
- 25 February 2004
- Bench
- RUMA PAL, P. VENKATARAMA REDDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969-Sections 2(o) and I 0-Complaint of restrictive trade practice against State-Element of competition between the State and any other party not alleged-Jurisdiction c of Restrictive Trade Practices Commission to entertain the complaint-Held: For case 'service' provided by the State not having element of competition, there was no restrictive trade practice-Hence Commission did not have jurisdiction to entertain the complaint. D Appellant-State introduced an irrigation programme in respect of certain lands including that of the
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