Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 271 · Decided 18 April 2013
U.P. Avas Evam Vikas Parishad & ORS. v. Om Prakash Sharma
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 271 · [2013] 6 S.C.R. 199
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3908/2013
- Decided
- 18 April 2013
- Bench
- C.K. PRASAD, V. GOPALA GOWDA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 12; Contract Act Section 3, 4; Specific Relief Act Section 34
Headnote
Contract Act, 1872 - ss. 3 and 4 - Auction of plot - Held A B by Housing Board - Under supervision of an officer of the C Board - Plaintiff being the highest bidder deposited earnest money - Later the bid amount rejected by the competent authority - Suit filed to declare the rejection order - Decreed by trial court - Decree set aside in first appeal - High Court in second appeal confirmed the decree D - Held: Until final acceptance of the bid, the highest bidder acquires no-vested right to have the auction concluded in his favour - An authority falling under Article 12 of the
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