Lecture7

Lega| Aspects of Infrastructure 8us|nessII

(Infrastructure ro[ects)
Const|tut|ona| Aspects
1he 8elaLlon beLween unlon and SLaLes
1he relaLlon beLween Lhe unlon and Lhe SLaLes ls Lhe very bedrock
of Lhe lndlan lederal sysLem lndla ls a federal SLaLe wlLh a
naLlonal governmenL and a governmenL of each consLlLuenL SLaLe
AlLhough Lhe sLrucLure of lndla ls federal ln a general way yeL
Lhere are cerLaln aspecLs LhaL are unlque Lo federallsm as
pracLlced ln lndla
W eglslaLlve 8elaLlon (ulsLrlbuLlon of leglslaLlve powers) ArLs 243
233
W AdmlnlsLraLlve 8elaLlon (ulsLrlbuLlon of admlnlsLraLlve powers)
ArLs 236263
W llnanclal 8elaLlon (ulsLrlbuLlon of flnanclal powers) ArLs 264293
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D|str|but|on of Leg|s|at|ve ub[ects between the Un|on
and the tates
W 1he dlvlslon of Lhe powers of Lhe unlon and Lhe SLaLe can be Lraced Lo
Lhe dlsLrlbuLlon of Lhe powers as sLaLed by Lhe Lhree llsLs lald down by
Lhe lndlan ConsLlLuLlon uerlved from Lhe AusLrallan consLlLuLlon Lhese
llsLs clearly dlvlde Lhe powers vesLed on Lhe SLaLe and Lhe unlon 1hey
are Lhe unlon lsL Lhe SLaLe lsL and Lhe ConcurrenL lsL
W 1he unlon lsL (lsLl) 1hls llsL conLalns sub[ecLs on whlch Lhe unlon
en[oys excluslve conLrol 97 enLrles ( 100 enLrles)
W 1he SLaLe lsL (lsLll) 1here are a LoLal of 66 sub[ecLs (61 enLrles) ln Lhls
parLlcular llsL all of whlch are excluslve leglslaLlve powers of Lhe SLaLe
W 1he ConcurrenL lsL (lsLlll) 1hls llsL conLalns 47 lLems (32 enLrles) on
whlch boLh Lhe unlon and Lhe SLaLe governmenL can leglslaLe
W 8eslduary ower
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ower of ar||ament and the tate Leg|s|ature
uocttloe of 1ettltotlol Nexos (Art 24S)
W (1) Sub[ecL Lo Lhe provlslons of Lhls ConsLlLuLlon
arllamenL may make laws for Lhe whole or any parL of
Lhe LerrlLory of lndla and Lhe eglslaLure of a SLaLe may
make laws for Lhe whole or any parL of Lhe SLaLe
W (2) no law made by arllamenL shall be deemed Lo be
lnvalld on Lhe ground LhaL lL would have exLraLerrlLorlal
operaLlon
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Lega| Aspects of Infrastructure 8us|nessII
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r|nc|p|es ke|at|ng to the Interpretat|on of the L|sts
Interpretat|on of Leg|s|at|ve owers
W 1he unlon lsLs has Lhe predomlnanL place
W Lach enLry Lo be glven Lhe wldesL meanlng
W An enLry covers anclllary and subsldlary maLLers
W uocLrlne of lLh and SubsLance
W uocLrlne of Colourable eglslaLlon
W uocLrlne of Parmonlous ConsLrucLlon
W Anclllary powers
W 8eadlng down
W uocLrlne of occupled fleld
W uocLrlne of severablllLy
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Lega| Aspects of Infrastructure 8us|nessII
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kepugnancy 8etween the Un|on Law and the tate Law (Art 2S4)
W (1) lf any provlslon of a law made by Lhe eglslaLure of a SLaLe ls
repugnanL(Maklng opposlLlonaverse) Lo any provlslon of a law made by
arllamenL whlch arllamenL ls compeLenL Lo enacL or Lo any provlslon of an
exlsLlng law wlLh respecL Lo one of Lhe maLLers enumeraLed ln Lhe ConcurrenL
lsL Lhen sub[ecL Lo Lhe provlslons of clause (2) Lhe law made by arllamenL
wheLher passed before or afLer Lhe law made by Lhe eglslaLure of such SLaLe or
as Lhe case may be Lhe exlsLlng law shall prevall and Lhe law made by Lhe
eglslaLure of Lhe SLaLe shall Lo Lhe exLenL of Lhe repugnancy be vold
W LxcepLlon (2) Where a law made by Lhe eglslaLure of a SLaLe wlLh respecL Lo
one of Lhe maLLers enumeraLed ln Lhe ConcurrenL lsL conLalns any provlslon
repugnanL Lo Lhe provlslons of an earller law made by arllamenL or an exlsLlng
law wlLh respecL Lo LhaL maLLer Lhen Lhe law so made by Lhe eglslaLure of such
SLaLe shall lf lL has been reserved for Lhe conslderaLlon of Lhe resldenL and has
recelved hls assenL prevall ln LhaL SLaLe
W rovlded LhaL noLhlng ln Lhls clause shall prevenL arllamenL from enacLlng aL
any Llme any law wlLh respecL Lo Lhe same maLLer lncludlng a law addlng Lo
amendlng varylng or repeallng Lhe law so made by Lhe eglslaLure of Lhe SLaLe
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Lega| Aspects of Infrastructure 8us|nessII
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We|| ett|ed r|nc|p|es of kepugnancy
(a) A leglslaLlon whlch ln lLs plLh and subsLance falls wlLhln any of Lhe
enLrles of lsLl of Lhe SevenLh Schedule Lo Lhe ConsLlLuLlon would
be excluslvely wlLhln Lhe compeLence of Lhe arllamenL
(b) A leglslaLlon falllng excluslvely ln lLs plLh and subsLance wlLhln any
of Lhe enLrles ln lsLll of Lhe SevenLh Schedule would be wlLhln Lhe
excluslve compeLence of Lhe SLaLe eglslaLure
(c) A CenLral law whlch ln lLs plLh and subsLance falls wlLhln any enLry
ln lsLl would be valld even Lhough lL mlghL conLaln lncldenLal
provlslons ln lsLll whlch may conLaln anclllary provlslons whlch mlghL
Louch on any enLry of lsL l lncldenLally
(d) A SLaLe law whlch ln lLs plLh and subsLance ls wlLhln any enLry
ln lsLll would be valld even Lhough lL mlghL lncldenLally Louch upon a
sub[ecL falllng wlLhln lsLl
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(e) A CenLral law whlch ln lLs plLh and subsLance dealL wlLh a sub[ecL falllng
wlLhln lsL ll would be bad and oltto vltes Lhe ConsLlLuLlon Slmllarly a SLaLe
law whlch ln lLs plLh and subsLance dealL wlLh a maLLer falllng wlLhln lsL
l would be lnvalld and oltto vltes Lhe ConsLlLuLlon and
(f) 1he concepL of repugnancy arlses only wlLh regard Lo laws deallng wlLh
sub[ecLs covered by Lhe enLrles falllng ln lsL lll ln respecL of whlch boLh
arllamenL and SLaLe eglslaLure are compeLenL Lo leglslaLe under ArLlcle 234
of Lhe ConsLlLuLlon a SLaLe law passed ln respecL of a sub[ecL maLLer
comprlsed ln lsL lll would be lnvalld lf lLs provlslons were repugnanL Lo a
law passed on Lhe same sub[ecL by arllamenL 1he repugnancy would arlse
only lf boLh Lhe laws cannoL exlsL LogeLher 8epugnancy does noL arlse
slmply because arllamenL and Lhe SLaLes pass law on Lhe same sub[ecL
1here can noL be any repugnancy ln respecL of SLaLe laws passed ln respecL of
maLLers falllng ln plLh and subsLance ln lsLll or ln respecL of CenLral laws
passed on sub[ecLs falllng ln lsLl arllamenL cannoL leglslaLe on a SLaLe
sub[ecL and SLaLe cannoL leglslaLe on a CenLral sub[ecL lf elLher Lrenches
upon Lhe fleld of Lhe oLher Lhe law wlll be oltto vltes
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Lega| Aspects of Infrastructure 8us|nessII
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When Does kepugnancy Ar|se?
W 1he quesLlon of repugnancy under ArLlcle 234 of Lhe
ConsLlLuLlon arlses when Lhe provlslons of boLh laws are fully lnconslsLenL or
are absoluLely lrreconcllable and lL ls lmposslble Lo obey one wlLhouL
dlsobeylng Lhe oLher or confllcLlng resulLs are produced
when boLh Lhe sLaLuLes coverlng Lhe same fleld are applled Lo a glven seL of
facLs lL maLLers llLLle wheLher Lhe provlslons fall under one or oLher enLry ln
Lhe ConcurrenL lsL 1he subsLance of Lhe same maLLer occupylng Lhe same
fleld by boLh Lhe pleces of Lhe leglslaLlon ls maLerlal and noL Lhe form 1he
repugnancy Lo be found ls Lhe repugnancy of Lhe provlslons of Lhe Lwo laws
and noL Lhe predomlnanL ob[ecL of Lhe sub[ecL maLLer of Lhe Lwo laws 1he
proper LesL ls wheLher effecL can be glven Lo Lhe provlslons of boLh Lhe laws or
wheLher boLh Lhe laws can sLand LogeLher lf boLh Lhe pleces of leglslaLlon deal
wlLh separaLe and dlsLlncL maLLers Lhough of cognaLe and allled characLer
repugnancy does noL arlse
W 8epugnancy beLween Lwo sLaLuLes would arlse lf Lhere ls dlrecL confllcL
beLween Lhe Lwo provlslons and lf Lhe law made by arllamenL and Lhe law
made by Lhe SLaLe eglslaLure occupy Lhe same fleld
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Lega| Aspects of Infrastructure 8us|nessII
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W ne of Lhe lmporLanL LesLs Lo flnd ouL wheLher or noL Lhere ls repugnancy
ls Lo ascerLaln Lhe lnLenLlon of Lhe leglslaLure regardlng Lhe facL LhaL Lhe
domlnanL leglslaLure allowed Lhe subordlnaLe leglslaLure Lo operaLe ln Lhe
same fleld otl osso Lhe sLaLe law
W Whenever repugnancy beLween Lhe SLaLe and CenLral
eglslaLlon ls alleged whaL has Lo be flrsL examlned ls wheLher Lhe Lwo
leglslaLlons cover or relaLe Lo Lhe same sub[ecL maLLer 1he LesL for
deLermlnlng Lhe same ls Lo flnd ouL Lhe domlnanL lnLenLlon of Lhe Lwo
leglslaLlons lf Lhe domlnanL lnLenLlon of Lhe Lwo leglslaLlons ls dlfferenL
Lhey cover dlfferenL sub[ecL maLLers lf Lhe sub[ecL maLLers covered by Lhe
leglslaLlon are Lhus dlfferenL Lhen merely because Lhe Lwo leglslaLlons
refer Lo some allled or cognaLe sub[ecLs Lhey do noL cover Lhe same fleld
1he leglslaLlon Lo be on Lhe same sub[ecL maLLer musL furLher cover Lhe
enLlre fleld covered by Lhe oLher
W Where Lhe Lwo laws occupy a parLlcular fleld and Lhere ls a room or
posslblllLy of boLh Lhe sLaLuLes operaLlng ln Lhe same fleld wlLhouL comlng
lnLo colllslon wlLh each oLher no repugnancy resulLs
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Lega| Aspects of Infrastructure 8us|nessII
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kes|duary ower (Art 248 Lntry 97 of L|stI)
W (1) arllamenL has excluslve power Lo make any law wlLh
respecL Lo any maLLer noL enumeraLed ln Lhe ConcurrenL
lsL or SLaLe lsL
W (2) Such power shall lnclude Lhe power of maklng any
law lmposlng a Lax noL menLloned ln elLher of Lhose
lsLs
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Lega| Aspects of Infrastructure 8us|nessII
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In the Nat|ona| Interest (Art 249)
W (1) noLwlLhsLandlng anyLhlng ln Lhe foregolng provlslons of Lhls ChapLer lf tbe cooocll
of 5totes bos JecloteJ by tesolotloo sootteJ by oot less tboo two tbltJs of tbe
membets teseot ooJ votloq tbot lt ls oecessoty ot exeJleot lo tbe ootloool lotetest
tbot lotllomeot sboolJ moke lows wltb tesect to ooy mottet eoometoteJ lo tbe 5tote
llst seclfleJ lo tbe tesolotloo lt sboll be lowfol fot lotllomeot to moke lows fot tbe
wbole ot ooy ott of tbe tettltoty of loJlo wltb tesect to tbot mottet wblle tbe
tesolotloo temolos lo fotce
W (2) A resoluLlon passed under clause (1) shall remaln ln force for such perlod noL
exceedlng one year as may be speclfled Lhereln
W rovlded LhaL lf and so ofLen as a resoluLlon approvlng Lhe conLlnuance ln force of any
such resoluLlon ls passed ln Lhe manner provlded ln clause (1) such resoluLlon shall
conLlnue ln force for a furLher perlod of one year from Lhe daLe on whlch under Lhls
clause lL would oLherwlse have ceased Lo be ln force
W (3) A law made by arllamenL whlch arllamenL would noL buL for Lhe passlng of a
resoluLlon under clause (1) have been compeLenL Lo make shall Lo Lhe exLenL of Lhe
lncompeLency cease Lo have effecL on Lhe explraLlon of a perlod of slx monLhs afLer Lhe
resoluLlon has ceased Lo be ln force excepL as respecLs Lhlngs done or omlLLed Lo be
done before Lhe explraLlon of Lhe sald perlod
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roc|amat|on of Lmergency (Art 2S0)
W (1) noLwlLhsLandlng anyLhlng ln Lhls ChapLer lotllomeot
sboll wblle o ltoclomotloo of metqeocy ls lo oetotloo
bove owet to moke lows fot tbe wbole ot ooy ott of tbe
tettltoty of loJlo wltb tesect to ooy of tbe mottets
eoometoteJ lo tbe 5tote llst
W (2) A law made by arllamenL whlch arllamenL would noL
buL for Lhe lssue of a roclamaLlon of Lmergency have been
compeLenL Lo make shall Lo Lhe exLenL of Lhe lncompeLency
cease Lo have effecL on Lhe explraLlon of a perlod of slx
monLhs afLer Lhe roclamaLlon has ceased Lo operaLe
excepL as respecLs Lhlngs done or omlLLed Lo be done before
Lhe explraLlon of Lhe sald perlod
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Lega| Aspects of Infrastructure 8us|nessII
(Infrastructure ro[ects)
Incons|stency between |aws made by ar||ament under
Arts 249 and 2S0 and |aws made by the Leg|s|ature of
tates (Art 2S1)
W noLhlng ln arLlcles 249 and 230 shall resLrlcL Lhe power of Lhe
eglslaLure of a SLaLe Lo make any law whlch under Lhls
ConsLlLuLlon lL has power Lo make buL lf any provlslon of a law
made by Lhe eglslaLure of a SLaLe ls repugnanL Lo any provlslon
of a law made by arllamenL whlch arllamenL has under elLher
of Lhe sald arLlcles power Lo make Lhe law made by arllamenL
wheLher passed before or afLer Lhe law made by Lhe eglslaLure
of Lhe SLaLe shall prevall and Lhe law made by Lhe eglslaLure of
Lhe SLaLe shall Lo Lhe exLenL of Lhe repugnancy buL so long only
as Lhe law made by arllamenL conLlnues Lo have effecL be
lnoperaLlve
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Agreement 8etween the tates (Art 2S2)
W (1) lf lt oeots to tbe leqlslototes of two ot mote 5totes to be Jesltoble
tbot ooy of tbe mottets wltb tesect to wblcb lotllomeot bos oo owet
to moke lows fot tbe 5totes excet os tovlJeJ lo ottlcles 249 ooJ 250
sboolJ be teqoloteJ lo socb 5totes by lotllomeot by low ooJ lf
tesolotloos to tbot effect ote osseJ by oll tbe nooses of tbe leqlslototes
of tbose 5totes lt sboll be lowfol fot lotllomeot to oss oo Act fot
teqolotloq tbot mottet occotJloqly and any AcL so passed shall apply Lo
such SLaLes and Lo any oLher SLaLe by whlch lL ls adopLed afLerwards by
resoluLlon passed ln LhaL behalf by Lhe Pouse or where Lhere are Lwo
Pouses by each of Lhe Pouses of Lhe eglslaLure of LhaL SLaLe
W (2) Any AcL so passed by arllamenL may be amended or repealed by an
AcL of arllamenL passed or adopLed ln llke manner buL shall noL as
respecLs any SLaLe Lo whlch lL applles be amended or repealed by an
AcL of Lhe eglslaLure of LhaL SLaLe
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Lega| Aspects of Infrastructure 8us|nessII
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Internat|ona| Agreement (Art 2S3)
W noLwlLhsLandlng anyLhlng ln Lhe foregolng provlslons of
Lhls ChapLer arllamenL has power Lo make any law for
Lhe whole or any parL of Lhe LerrlLory of lndla fot
lmlemeotloq ooy tteoty oqteemeot ot cooveotloo wltb
ooy otbet coootty ot cooottles ot ooy Jeclsloo moJe ot
ooy lotetootloool coofeteoce ossoclotloo ot otbet boJy
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Lega| Aspects of Infrastructure 8us|nessII
(Infrastructure ro[ects)
D|str|but|on of Lxecut|ve owers between the Un|on and
the tates
1he dlsLrlbuLlon of Lhe execuLlve powers generally
sLaLed exLends Lo maLLers wlLh respecL Lo whlch Lhe
concerned leglslaLure has powers Lo make laws
ConsequenLly Lhe dlsLrlbuLlon of powers ln Lhe SevenLh
Schedule Lo Lhe ConsLlLuLlon of lndla Lo an exLenL also
deLermlnes Lhe dlsLrlbuLlon of execuLlve powers
beLween Lhe CenLre and Lhe SLaLe
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Lega| Aspects of Infrastructure 8us|nessII
(Infrastructure ro[ects)
W D|str|but|on of Iur|sd|ct|on over Infrastructure sectors
between the Centre and the tate 8efer Lo your LexL
book pp 9698
W D|str|but|on of ub[ects re|evant for the deve|opment
and f|nanc|ng of Infrastructure ro[ects 8efer Lo your
LexL book pp 98101
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Lega| Aspects of Infrastructure 8us|nessII
(Infrastructure ro[ects)
Loca| e|fGovernment 8od|es of V|||age Leve|
MaLLers LhaL relaLe Lo lnfrasLrucLure secLors ln Lhe area wlLhln Lhe
[urlsdlcLlon of a panchayaL LhaL can be delegaLed Lo panchayaL by
laws are (LlevenLh Schedule)
and lmprovemenL
Mlnor lrrlgaLlon waLer managemenL and waLershed developmenL
8ural houslng
urlnklng waLer
8oads culverLs brldges ferrles waLerways and oLher means of
communlcaLlon
8ural elecLrlflcaLlon lncludlng dlsLrlbuLlon of elecLrlclLy
nonconvenLlonal energy sources
PealLh and sanlLaLlon
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Lega| Aspects of Infrastructure 8us|nessII
(Infrastructure ro[ects)
Loca| e|fGovernment 8od|es of Mun|c|pa| Leve|
MaLLers LhaL relaLe Lo lnfrasLrucLure secLors ln Lhe area wlLhln Lhe
[urlsdlcLlon of a munlclpallLy LhaL can be delegaLed Lo munlclpal
bodles by laws are (1welfLh Schedule)
W urban plannlng lncludlng Lown plannlng
W 8egulaLlon of land use and consLrucLlon of bulldlng
W 8oads and brldges
W WaLer supply for domesLlc lndusLrlal and commerclal purposes
W ubllc healLh sanlLaLlon conservancy and solld wasLe managemenL
W rovlslon of urban amenlLles and faclllLles such as parks gardens
playgrounds
W ubllc amenlLles lncludlng sLreeL llghLlng parklng loLs bussLops and
publlc convenlences
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L|m|ts of r|vate art|c|pat|on
W LxecuLlve funcLlons of Lhe SaLe
W AspecLs relaLlng Lo 8egulaLlon of lnLeresLs
W 8egulaLlon of lmplemenLaLlon of rlghLs
W ollce funcLlons
W uefence funcLlons
W rlson admlnlsLraLlon
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Lega| Aspects of Infrastructure 8us|nessII
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Grant of k|ghts
W ranL pursuanL Lo a sLaLuLe
W ranL pursuanL Lo execuLlve acLlon
4 llrsL maln sLep ln Lhe developmenL of lnfrasLrucLure pro[ecL Lhrough

4 Means vesLlng of number of speclflc rlghLs ln Lhe prlvaLe enLlLy

underLaklng such developmenL
4 Manner of vesLlng of such rlghL
4 Scope of such rlghLs le ablllLy of Lhe prlvaLe enLlLy Lo develop Lhe
lnfrasLrucLure faclllLy
4 1he granL deLermlnes Lhe scope vlablllLy and bankablllLy of Lhe
pro[ecL
4 ueLermlnaLlon of Lhe pollcy for lnvlLlng prlvaLe parLlclpaLlon
CourL's role?legal or consLlLuLlonal bar?
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Lega| Aspects of Infrastructure 8us|nessII
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Methods of Grant
W Mou
W CompeLlLlve 8lddlng
MoU koute
W enerally adopLed ln Lhe lnlLlal sLages of openlng of an
lnfrasLrucLure secLor ln order Lo faclllLaLe lnlLlaLlon of prlvaLe
parLlclpaLlon due Lo lack of any experlence or experLlse wlLhln
Lhe overnmenL Lo proceed on Lhe compeLlLlve blddlng rouLe
W lL enables Lhe govL auLhorlLles Lo move on Lo Lhe learnlng curve ln
relaLlon Lo Lhe requlremenLs of prlvaLe developers lenders and
consumers Lo galn experlence and experLlse
W lL generaLes sufflclenL lnLeresL ln a secLor for prlvaLe parLlclpaLlon
so as Lo enable fuLure pro[ecLs Lo be regulaLed by compeLlLlve
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Lega| Aspects of Infrastructure 8us|nessII
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W Compet|t|ve koute lL ls a seLLled law LhaL ln Lhe conLracLual sphere
as ln oLher SLaLe acLlons Lhe SLaLe and all lLs lnsLrumenLallLles have
Lo conform Lo ArL 14 of Lhe ConsLlLuLlon of whlch nonarblLrarlness
ls a slgnlflcanL facLor 1hls lmposes a duLy Lo acL falrly and adopL a
procedure whlch can be descrlbed as 'falrplay of acLlon' uemocracy
demands LhaL Lhere should be equallLy and absence of arblLrarlness
and dlscrlmlnaLlon ln LransacLlons beLween Lhe governmenL and Lhe
publlc Powever Lhe scope of [udlclal revlew ln relaLlon Lo selecLlon
of bldders ln a blddlng process ls llmlLed 1he courLs recognlze LhaL a
dlscreLlon has Lo be conceded Lo Lhe auLhorlLles who have Lo enLer
lnLo conLracLs glvlng Lhem llberLy Lo assess Lhe overall slLuaLlon for
Lhe purpose of Laklng a declslon as Lo whom Lhe conLracL ls Lo be
awarded and on whaL Lerms ln @ff f v D f
(1994) 4 !1 332 SC Lhe Supreme CourL has summarlzed Lhe guldlng
prlnclples appllcable Lo any [udlclal revlew of selecLlon of a bldder by
a governmenL auLhorlLy
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Lega| Aspects of Infrastructure 8us|nessII
(Infrastructure ro[ects)
W As held by Lhe Supreme CourL ln @ff f v D
f Al8 1996 SC 11 [udlclal revlew of admlnlsLraLlve
declslons ls concerned wlLh revlewlng noL Lhe merlLs of
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Lecture7
Lega| Aspects of Infrastructure 8us|nessII
(Infrastructure ro[ects)
W o||cy Iormu|at|on and the ko|e of the Lxecut|ve
W D|rect|ve r|nc|p|es of tate o||cy
W kequ|s|t|on Nat|ona||zat|on ]Acqu|s|t|on and
Compensat|on
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