https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285686 Disposal of municipal land of substantial value required prior State sanction under the statutory scheme, and transfer of income-yielding immovable property had to proceed by auction or sealed offers unless a justified departure was approved. The record indicated that the initial tender process lacked the necessary approval, but later correspondence showed State reconsideration and authorisation for the Commissioner to reject the proposal and invite fresh tenders. In judicial review, interference was confined to illegality, irrationality, or procedural impropriety. The Commissioner's decision to retender, based on inadequate publicity, non-competitive bids, and possible cartelisation, was therefore treated as a lawful public-interest measure rather than an error warranting judicial substitution. en-us Tue, 17 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Jan 2020 20:21:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285686 Disposal of municipal land of substantial value required prior State sanction under the statutory scheme, and transfer of income-yielding immovable property had to proceed by auction or sealed offers unless a justified departure was approved. The record indicated that the initial tender process lacked the necessary approval, but later correspondence showed State reconsideration and authorisation for the Commissioner to reject the proposal and invite fresh tenders. In judicial review, interference was confined to illegality, irrationality, or procedural impropriety. The Commissioner's decision to retender, based on inadequate publicity, non-competitive bids, and possible cartelisation, was therefore treated as a lawful public-interest measure rather than an error warranting judicial substitution. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 17 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285686