https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187107 Public interest challenges to industrial land allotment are vulnerable where the petitioner lacks bona fide public interest and the writ is delayed after third-party rights and substantial investment have arisen. The allotment made under a statutory, policy-driven Single Window mechanism was upheld because judicial review is confined to legality, fairness, and absence of mala fides; the record did not show any mandatory statutory breach, legal malice, or arbitrariness sufficient to invalidate the decision. The High Court was not justified in reworking the allotment, land price, or related directions, as those matters fell within administrative and expert discretion absent proven illegality. The appeals succeeded and the State's original allotment decision was restored. en-us Mon, 13 Oct 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 05 Jul 2024 15:03:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187107 Public interest challenges to industrial land allotment are vulnerable where the petitioner lacks bona fide public interest and the writ is delayed after third-party rights and substantial investment have arisen. The allotment made under a statutory, policy-driven Single Window mechanism was upheld because judicial review is confined to legality, fairness, and absence of mala fides; the record did not show any mandatory statutory breach, legal malice, or arbitrariness sufficient to invalidate the decision. The High Court was not justified in reworking the allotment, land price, or related directions, as those matters fell within administrative and expert discretion absent proven illegality. The appeals succeeded and the State's original allotment decision was restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 13 Oct 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187107