Supreme Court of India · 2009-02-04
Nandi Infrastructure Corr.Ent.Ltd ... vs Election Commission Of India & Anr
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2009 SC 258
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Nandi Infrastructure Corr.Ent.Ltd ...
- Respondent
- Election Commission Of India & Anr
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Asok Kumar Ganguly, V.S.Sirpurkar, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the validity of the Election Commission's directive under Article 324 of the Constitution regarding the cancellation of a Karnataka Government decision on the BMIC project. The Court clarified the distinction between 'cancel' and 'suspend', emphasizing that the former implies a permanent action while the latter is temporary. Ultimately, the appeal was disposed of as the Government of Karnataka expressed its intention to implement the Karnataka High Court's decision, rendering the matter moot post-election.