S.R.P.Pandiyarajan v. The Secretary to Government
Case brief
What is this about?
Municipal shop licensees challenged a tender-cum-auction notice fearing exclusion for unpaid rent arrears and denial of preferential allotment after reconstruction of their shopping complex. The court held they are not defaulters, permitted their participation in the auction, and directed consideration of preferential allotment claims under Rule 316(11)(a).
What did the court decide?
Petitioners declared not in arrears; permitted to participate in auction; unsuccessful bidders entitled to apply for preferential allotment under Rule 316(11)(a), to be considered without insisting on