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The Path of Living Foundation Thru. Secy. Sri Vineet Srivastava v. State of U.P. Thru.Addl.Chief Secy.Small Scale Industries and Export Promotion Deptt.and 2 Others
Allahabad HCWPIL/100/2025
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), PIL No. 100 of 2025, dismissed 06.02.2025 (Masoodi & Vidyarthi, JJ.). PIL by a foundation/public spirited person (not a tender participant) against State of U.P. contract awarded through public tender held not bona fide and failing the real purpose of PIL; relevant to maintainability/standing of PILs challenging tender-based contract awards.
What did the court decide?
A PIL relating to the award of a State contract through a widely publicised tender process is an area where the aggrieved party alleging irregularity or illegality is not financially so vulnerable as to require initiation of proceedings by a public spirited person. ¶¶6