LAXMIKANT & ORS. vs SATYAWAN & ORS.

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to quash the Nagpur Improvement Trust's resolution dated 27.2.1981, which rejected the highest bid for a plot of land and reinstated the original allottees. The Court found that the Trust's decision was arbitrary and lacked justification, violating principles of fairness and transparency in public auctions. The judgment emphasized that once a bid is accepted, it cannot be arbitrarily rejected without valid reasons, thereby reinforcing the legal principle of fair administrative action under Article 14 of the Constitution.