https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299060 A writ court may intervene in a contractual tender dispute where State action is alleged to be arbitrary or unfair, because Article 14 can justify relief even though courts do not ordinarily enforce contracts in writ jurisdiction. On the facts, the State's policy change, termination of the agency, and the appellant's continuing insistence on performance without resolving the permit issue supported judicial interference, so the refund-based reliefs were sustained. A government communication treating the appellant as an agent and directing further action did not create a basis for the appellant to insist on strict contractual performance after termination and its own prior concessions. The appeals were found meritless and the High Court's relief stood. en-us Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 02 Dec 2021 14:09:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299060 A writ court may intervene in a contractual tender dispute where State action is alleged to be arbitrary or unfair, because Article 14 can justify relief even though courts do not ordinarily enforce contracts in writ jurisdiction. On the facts, the State's policy change, termination of the agency, and the appellant's continuing insistence on performance without resolving the permit issue supported judicial interference, so the refund-based reliefs were sustained. A government communication treating the appellant as an agent and directing further action did not create a basis for the appellant to insist on strict contractual performance after termination and its own prior concessions. The appeals were found meritless and the High Court's relief stood. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299060