https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157112 Public interest litigation cannot be used to challenge a bona fide economic or commercial policy decision in awarding a port development contract; judicial review is confined to illegality, arbitrariness, mala fides, or violation of enforceable public rights. The challenge to the selection of the developer failed because the record showed a transparent process, expert evaluation, and no material of favoritism or irrationality. The Union Territory Government was treated as competent to proceed with the minor port project without prior Central Government approval. Environmental clearance was required before implementation, not before award, and the project was not shown to be a disguised real-estate scheme. en-us Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 04 Jun 2014 11:21:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157112 Public interest litigation cannot be used to challenge a bona fide economic or commercial policy decision in awarding a port development contract; judicial review is confined to illegality, arbitrariness, mala fides, or violation of enforceable public rights. The challenge to the selection of the developer failed because the record showed a transparent process, expert evaluation, and no material of favoritism or irrationality. The Union Territory Government was treated as competent to proceed with the minor port project without prior Central Government approval. Environmental clearance was required before implementation, not before award, and the project was not shown to be a disguised real-estate scheme. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157112