PIMPRI CHINCHWAD MUNICIPAL CORP. vs M/S GAYATRI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

The Supreme Court upheld the Bombay High Court's decision allowing the writ petition filed by the respondents, which challenged the termination of their contract for road improvement under Clause 3(a) due to non-completion of work. The Court noted that the High Court correctly found that the existence of an alternative remedy did not bar the maintainability of the writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950. The ruling emphasized that contractual disputes can be subject to judicial review when public interest is at stake, particularly when the cost of completing the work would exceed the original contract price.