{"id":253293,"date":"2009-06-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-28T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/dsipl-cepl-joint-venture-vs-belgaum-urban-development-on-29-june-2009"},"modified":"2016-05-01T01:12:32","modified_gmt":"2016-04-30T19:42:32","slug":"dsipl-cepl-joint-venture-vs-belgaum-urban-development-on-29-june-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/dsipl-cepl-joint-venture-vs-belgaum-urban-development-on-29-june-2009","title":{"rendered":"Dsipl Cepl Joint Venture vs Belgaum Urban Development &#8230; on 29 June, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Dsipl Cepl Joint Venture vs Belgaum Urban Development &#8230; on 29 June, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Ashok B.Hinchigeri<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\"> \n\nIN THE HIGH coum' or KARNA'CAKA_.\\_{.\" i    u\n\ncxacurr BENCH AT DHA3WAD--' \"  &amp; 51- V  \nDATED was THE 29*\" my 0,? Jiiise\u00e9, 'zsbsia  \nTHE momma MR. Jusmze  H.iN-CHl;G_E RI\n    \n\n9sIPL- CEPL       A\ncrs no 386\/D, nsa-raa.:L:rk  ~  \nopp: LELE' csam::~.n;:\u00bb;   \nTILAKWADI*BEGALUM_=_6p    %\n\nREP BY ITS LE-_AD_ MANAGER   \nSRIVIVEK A. AM6EKAR  %  %\n\ns\/&lt;3 AMANTH Y. AMBvE&#039;.i(AR,&#039;._V \nAGED Ascmr 35 YE:A.!\u00a7S;.&#039; &#039; ...P\ufb01TITIONER.\n\n_ _ %  {\u00a5:s&#039;:(sRI MAQHUSUDAN R. mix, ADV.)\n\n sax:-AUH %uaaA~ DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY\n\nL &#039; sE1.E;&gt;Lm commssxowes.\n   FOR BELGAUM DIST\n semaum 590015\n\n  GQVERNMENT or KARNATAKA\n\nBY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY\n\n\n\nDEPT OF URBAN uEvEi.oPr~\u00a7EH'I\n\nVIDHANA SOUDHA\nBANGALORE 1.  RESPONDENTS<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">(BY SR1 MA. HALIYAL, ADV. FOR R1;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">SR1 R.K. HATTI, H.C.CE.P. FOR R2 &amp; R3)<\/p>\n<p>THIS PETITION Is FILED UNDER ARTICLES 2_Z$&#8221;.\u00a7;l\u00a7&#8217;I&#8217;CJ.j: _<br \/>\nor-&#8216; THE coNsm&#8217;uTIoN or-&#8216; INDIA PRAYING TO=.QUA$_H&#8221; THE<br \/>\nIMPUGNED omen AS pea ANNEXURE-S DATED-&#8216;}&#8217;~.\u00bb?..\u00a7}23&gt;;&#8221;&#8216;~E}IRE\u20ac;T&#8221;=<\/p>\n<p>THE RESPONDENTS TO CONSIDER .\u00e9.&#8217;NE&#8221;&#8216;GRANTg N&#8217;ECES$.?3\\RY.<\/p>\n<p>APPROVAL FOR CONTINUATION AND i-&#8216;jXE\u00a3UTION OF&#8217; 9HA$E~I<\/p>\n<p>AND PHASE-II or coNsTRucIIoH_woRKII.E1&#8217;I;.   I *<\/p>\n<p>THIS PETITION comma oHIHII5GIII.tI%\u00bb:~I&lt;;:   <\/p>\n<p>The pe t:1:_iL\u00e9rIar&#039;   the chailenga to the \ufb01rst<br \/>\nrespandenfs ;IrdI.1=4I.Vr,&#039;-:V&lt;.1l_aiHi:I.4=.&#039;-&#039;&lt;3 t.1)&#039;7.&#039;t3.7&#039;.08 (Annexure\u00e9s) cancemne the<br \/>\n\u00a2VII_IIffa4;tV:&quot;3&#039;~.:\u00e9raE&#039;I9\u00a3ieIi: &#039;I9 th\u00e9W;\u00a7\u00e9I:itioner fer constructing the ring road<\/p>\n<p>aroIjr:\u00a2x B_eVIVg&#039;aI{I*:IV,&#039;V_ W &#8211;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">2; Th.e.&#8221;HI\u00a53_r3a&#8217;ef facts of the case are that the first<\/p>\n<p>_1j&#8221;_&#8217;~..r&#8217;_e\u00a7&#8217;p,9ndeIIt .. iv\u00e9su\u00e9d the neti\ufb01cation calling for the bids far the<\/p>\n<p>4_&#8217;_&#8217;cI;I_rI&#8217;strII\u00a2tie_rI &#8216;of the ring road araund Beiaaurn City. The<\/p>\n<p>A&#8221;&#8216;4&#8243;.&#8217;j~r_e_s;\u00a7e:Ir1erIIs on \ufb01nding the petitioner&#8217;s bid to be acceptable,<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;V  grI&#8217;taI\u00e9d inta the concession agreement and subsequently issued<\/p>\n<p>33125,<\/p>\n<p>the work order for the censtruction of the ring road. <\/p>\n<p>for, the petitioner also furnished the &#8220;contract  <\/p>\n<p>guarantee&#8221;. when things stood thue,&#8211;&#8220;&#8216;tne.SteteV&#8217;.&#8221;\u00a7\u00a7e&#8217;i;ern.rnent V<\/p>\n<p>declined to grant sanction for the constriicti_on o1f&#8217;t1ij&#8217;e.&#8217;.rieg&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This resutted in the first respondent\u00bbreeoisrinaetvo the&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p>original performance guarantee by&#8212;se.n1dirigA_the\ufb01ceremvdnication,<br \/>\ndated 25.02.08. The petitioner&#8217; respondent to<br \/>\nrecenstder the matter..__ &#8220;fire: .reep.endeVnxt;&#8221; vide impugned<\/p>\n<p>order dated   &#8216;petitioner that it is<\/p>\n<p>mandatory io&#8221;di\u00a7te:av?;f;_v  the provisions of the<br \/>\nKarnataka ti&#8217;rben <a href=\"\/doc\/26738839\/\" id=\"a_1\">Authorities Act<\/a>, 1987. The<br \/>\ncommunication fi3rti_frer..etat&#8217;esV&#8217;titat the petitioner is supposed to<br \/>\nix:&#8217;jnesr-r._ th&#8217;e;&#8217;:preeis:&#8211;ens of&#8221;i&#8217;eXir before entering inte any contract<\/p>\n<p>eitnetr   ~er\u00e9Sif&#8217;a;te individual, Government Authorities er<\/p>\n<p>iiteemi C\u00a7&#8217;o%rernmentf~&#8230;Afuthorities. It proceeds to state that in the<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;i_d4i&#8217;_ei:seeece ef&#8221;sei:ction frem the Government of Karnateka, the<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;..&#8217;_}ag_reernent&#8221;A_\u00abentered into between the petitioner and the first<\/p>\n<p> V\u00ab&#8217;ii&#8217;eep}ondent is mi! and void in the eye of iaw. The original<\/p>\n<p>perforrners&#8217; guarantee resubmitted by the petitioner came to be<\/p>\n<p> rereturned with the said letter.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">493%<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_1\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>in Section 15 of the Karnataka Urban Deveiopment Atittimt~\u00a5tgs<\/p>\n<p>Act, 1937 (for shcrt, &#8220;the said Act&#8221;). The said p\u00a2r%avisi;$\u00a7:is..&#8221;gfi:~\u00e9\u00a7&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>extracted hereinbeiew:  ._ W   _<br \/>\n&#8221; 15. Power at Autimrity toitimiertaket Am:-ksiit <\/p>\n<p>and incur expenditure forjtdeveiapment eig\u00e9gg-&#8216;v *<br \/>\n(1) The authority may; K it it it<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_4\">(a) draw up detaiied  (n\u00e9reina\ufb01er<br \/>\nreferred to as &#8220;tieifdaidpii\u00e9eieiitqtiiVs\u00e9iigme&#8221;) for the<br \/>\ndeveiopment ofttha._tirbanA&#8217;a_r\u00e9\u00e9; V\u00e9ii\ufb01 <\/p>\n<p>(ta) with   pteviau\u00e9  i\u00e9bbrov\u00e9i \u20ac&gt;f the<\/p>\n<p>  time to time any<\/p>\n<p>1&#8243;woiri_<s>;3ment of the urban area<\/p>\n<p>an;k;;*t&#8217;1&#8217;ii2t.f;ii*&#8217; eitgientiiture therefor and also for<\/p>\n<p> &#8216; &#8220;the  and executicin of development<br \/>\n&#8221;   H  &#8230;.. .. 7<\/p>\n<p>     may also from time to time make<br \/>\naiiti&#8217; take it any new er additimai deveiopment<\/p>\n<p> \u00a2  schemes;-\u00ab<\/p>\n<p>~ :  (i) on its own initiative, if satis\ufb01ed of the<br \/>\nA sufficiency at&#8217; its reseurces; or<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_5\">(ii) on the ractimmendatians of the local<br \/>\nauthority, if the focal aaitlmrity pieces at<\/p>\n<p>the disposal of the Autharity, the<\/p>\n<p>am<\/p>\n<p>necessary funds for framing and u<\/p>\n<p>out any scheme; or<br \/>\n(if?) otherwise. &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_6\">5. Sri Haiiyai further&#8217; subm\u00e9ts t&#8217;hat:1&#8242;.Ao;1t!eE&#8217;\ufb01nctl\u00e9non <\/p>\n<p>of the said Act, if the value ot&#8217;&#8211;.tjb~o,&gt;prob\u00bb::_sed_Vvsgoftfex\u00e9eedst&#8221;V<\/p>\n<p>Rs.25,00,00\u20ac)\/-, the iarior \u00a32eznnisf;!o:t.'&#8221;%_of&#8221;&#8216;the (\u00a7ovorn.rf:ent is a<br \/>\nmandatory requirement. \\P\u00a7}*ht!_a\u00a7:- contention, he<br \/>\nhas brought to my 4njot.i?_:e,  &#8216;oto&#8217;Qision_s.vv&#8217;co&#8217;nt&#8217;oined in <a href=\"\/doc\/26738839\/\" id=\"a_1\">Section<br \/>\n1o(2)<\/a> of the saint  agoemguta net\u00e9inbetow:<\/p>\n<p>** 10.  pqw\u00a7;.a;::% e:;tre{ient.aotaor:nes.-<br \/>\n(1) &#8216;xxx.   tk<br \/>\n _7&#8217;he.V authority rnay sanction any estimate,<br \/>\n :ca!.{ for t\u00e9iird\u00e9rs or enter into any contract or<br \/>\nV. _ *&#8217;..,4:3;g;*oA\u00a7:e&#8217;ment, the value of which does not<br \/>\n  rupees (we-nty&#8211;\ufb01ve Iakhs. &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_7\"> 7&#8242;.  .S}*\u00a7.:_ Hatti, the Seamed Government Header for<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab:._=z;os?;;jt;n2a\u00e9n&#8211;ts Ito. 2 and 3 submits that if the first respondent can<\/p>\n<p> the project of ring road construction on its own and<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;  hitn own funds, the Government has no objection to its going<\/p>\n<p> wnhead with the project. However, if the \ufb01rst raspondent is not in<\/p>\n<p>51%<\/p>\n<p>a position to implement the project on its <\/p>\n<p>requires financial assistance from thglrr\ufb01goverrirneni;.fh:enths&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>prior approval of the Government becorr;es:;&#8217;nsl~a~oess.3V&#8217;7:&#8221;&#8221;   &#8216;<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_8\">8. The submission of the l\u00e9arrnsd coimsel .!:1a\\}g received<\/p>\n<p>my anxious consideration. V Tns pro&#8221;\\rlsiorg$&#8217;V\u00bb.\u00bbcontain\u00e9d in <a href=\"\/doc\/26738839\/\" id=\"a_2\">Sections<br \/>\n1o(2)<\/a> and <a href=\"\/doc\/141398318\/\" id=\"a_3\">15(1)<\/a> and <a href=\"\/doc\/116170556\/\" id=\"a_4\">15(2)<\/a> mm An: are extracted<br \/>\nhereinabove, do not&#8217;i&#8217;n;:l:loat\u00e9._thasihes the prior approval<\/p>\n<p>of the G-overnn&#8217;r&#8217;eni;&#8217;;&#8221;&#8221;wl\u00bb;\u00a7&#8221; 1%. rnalndl\u00e9toryVlretxolrement. The word<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; &#8220;maY&#8221;  and 10(2) of the said<\/p>\n<p>Act cannot o\u00e9roolnstrofov &#8220;shall&#8221;. A: the most, taking<br \/>\nthe prior _a;3pro;\\:al_&#8221; of}.  R\u00e9overnment is only 3 directory<br \/>\nrf\u00e9otllrern\u00e9ht;&#8217;\u00ab.o.:&#8217;r-logy&#8217; o\u00e9nnot be construed to he &#8216;must; if it leads<\/p>\n<p> word &#8216;may&#8217; connotes an enabling or<\/p>\n<p>7&#8217;s..\/.__&#8221;.permlssifr&#8217;\u00e9 meg: Fm\u00bb duty. Therefore, the cancellation of the<\/p>\n<p>_L&#8217;1:\u00ab.;a.gr&#8217;sgment ~ on;. the ground that the respondent No.1 had not<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;*&#8217;c~l_1e prior approval of the Government is not sustainable<\/p>\n<p>    em<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_1\">8<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"p_9\">9. The impugned orcier is thouchtiess, ta say _th:e&#8221;-iiazist.<\/p>\n<p>It gives unwanted and unwarranted advice and ting&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>petitioner in the feiiowina words:&#8212;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_10\">&#8221; Your company is supposed to :k._\u00a5i0&#8217;\u00e9ii&#8221; rtfieii&#8217;proxiisin&#8217;i1\u00a7,,,..A<br \/>\nof law before entering intoany co&#8217;ntrar.t either. iivithi &#8221;<br \/>\nthe private individual, Geve&#8211;r;i&#8217;i\u00a5ient Agtiivariti\u00e9s; bi&#8217;<br \/>\nsemi Government Auttzpritieslf if  &#8221; 3<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_11\">19. 3;: the same b\ufb01izg, its-a\u00e9&#8217;irm%:i::i\u00a2?iirz:.\u00a7 ei~:_t No.1 is aiso<\/p>\n<p>supposed te knaw_.vt.hi:a: v_prn\\g&#8217;:AiniVi:;~&#8217;nf,_-3:: of:VAini\u20aca_Vbvef;3r&#8217;\u00e9 entering into a<\/p>\n<p>contract wiizhigneri is subject to the iaw as<br \/>\nfuily and  and the State and its<br \/>\ninstrumen.t.=3.ii\u00a3Aie\u00abS&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;  V\u00e9i-ineption. The first respondent<br \/>\n#3riiti;.;3riti,:,vr\u00a7t:a&#8217;i&#8221;id$&#8217; an ?:xi&#8217;i\u00e9&#8221;\u00a7\u00e9&#8217;rne foeting as a private individuai a$<br \/>\nfar     iaw is ccencerned. I<\/p>\n<p>1A1-,-&#8230;__V i\\i\u00a2;\u00a7eii*zi:r&#8217;z}gAis forthcaming in the statement cf objacticms<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;*&#8217;i.&#8211;1&#8217;1f\u00a3&#8217;i&#8217;\ufb016&#8243;&#8216;\u00bb\u00a3:gnT beiwaiii cf respandent Nest as to what action has been<\/p>\n<p>V   against the afficials responsibie for and instrumentai in the<\/p>\n<p> of the agreement between the petitiemer and the<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;re\u00e9pandent Ntm. Presumably no actinn is initiated against any<\/p>\n<p>H\ufb01ii<\/p>\n<p>of the efficiais, because the entering into the agreement&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>petitioner was not improper. That apart, the petiti&#8217;o.nerf_jbeind  <\/p>\n<p>third party can not be invariabiy expieeted&#8221;t_o&#8217;*\u00ab.knoir\u00e9_&#8217;:<\/p>\n<p>transpired between the respondent No.ai..e&#8217;s2\u00a3i r\ufb01ftitiitticiverttyi<\/p>\n<p>whether-the respondent No.1 has  the pr!or&#8217;vta\u00a5e=pr&#8221;cnreiV of the it<\/p>\n<p>respendent No.3 or whether&#8221; the reer\u00e9onlcierit-._i$ie.I&#8217; &#8216;\u00a2&#8217;e&#8217;n&#8221;Venter into<br \/>\nan agreement with the petitioner approval of<br \/>\nthe Government  te the irrdeer<br \/>\nmanagement of   <\/p>\n<p id=\"p_12\">12. it is not thetthe respendents that anything is<br \/>\nwanting on thetzertvvof&#8221;th.eV.&#8217;peti:tiener or it has vioiated the terms<br \/>\nofvVeareem%ent;. The&#8221;&#8216;Stea;te and its instrumehtaiity cannot retract<\/p>\n<p>frem.Aite.,protntse_Vo&#8217;rv assurance, uniess the assurance is against<\/p>\n<p> any lt&#8217;ew;&#8217;Tgebii$:&#8221;&#8216;_o.oiiV\u00a2y&#8221;&#8216;.or nubiic Good or against the equity iteeif.<\/p>\n<p> this re&#8217;t;earc\u00a7.; itie profitable to refer to same of the decisions of<\/p>\n<p>i i  $20 on]<\/p>\n<p>V&#8217;   The issue is no mere res inteera. The Horfble<\/p>\n<p>Stiioreme Ceurt in its decision in the case ef SIJNIL PAHNALAL<\/p>\n<p> .V\u00a73AHT!\u00a7IA AND OTHERS V. CITY AHB INDUSTRIAL<\/p>\n<p>833%.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_13\">\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_2\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<p>coxpomnou as MAHARASHTRA rm. (cmco rarjiiishort)<br \/>\nAN!) ANOT\ufb01\u00a3R, reported in 2907 Am sew <\/p>\n<p>that if the ailettea ef the sites have acte\u00e9 an a3s\ufb01f&#8217;\u00e9&#8217;t1c\u00e9.\u00a7s_\u00ab&#8221;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>held Gut by the CIDCG, which caused thi\u00e9 a&#8217;i*i9ttaes4t\u00a7\ufb01:_&#8221;\u00e9.i;\u00e9jr&#8221;t&#8217;h\u00e9i&#8217;r<\/p>\n<p>positien ta their prejudice, it is not opien  <\/p>\n<p>uniiateral decision ta cancel the ailitzttf\ufb01-sents Em the jq&#8217;;3.r&lt;VV:}V&#039;t2v;:4&#039;i\u00a7&quot;ti1at it it<\/p>\n<p>(CIDCG) had acted without._juris\ufb01i&#039;cti\u00a7ri&quot;and\/ciit&#039;in Excess of<br \/>\njurisdiction and violation of its Jm&#039;ie\u00a7i- r_}\u00a7:gvtIvi\u00a7ti&#039;:;_ns.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_14\">14. &#8216;fag.  &#8216;Cmrt in the case of H15.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_15\">I-io11LAL PAbA\u00a7ipAt iiILLs co. no. v. STATE or<br \/>\nufrtan piigaizasri ie;$\u00a7f2edi in (197502 sec 409 has held that<br \/>\n{tie itdio&#8217;-::i:Vj;?&#8217;iV::.+:-.~_1i:&#8217;t&gt;1f:tifarrgissary estoppei, which has been variously<\/p>\n<p>tailed .?r-2-\u00a7%uiSit&#8221;ej~v_..gstp\ufb01pei&#8217;, &#8216;quasi estoppef, &#8216;new estoppel&#8217; is a<\/p>\n<p>V&#8221;.&#8211;\u00abAA&#8217;.Vf\u00a7ri;1cipie\u00e9uroivzf\u00e9dvt\u00e9 satisfy&#8217; the equity. The petitioner has acted<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; _.\ufb01rsi:&#8217;*&#8217;:;espnndent&#8217;s promise, which has manifested itself<\/p>\n<p> af the cancession agreement and further in the<\/p>\n<p> iitisr\ufb01irancie ef the watk-erder. It is inequitabie ta aliow the<\/p>\n<p> tax as back upen his premise or ta act differently from<\/p>\n<p>\ufb01i\ufb01\ufb01.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_16\">\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_3\">11<\/span><\/p>\n<p>his premise. This is an the mere se, which the _p.ifer&#8217;:1ise}~e__ji.h-e\u00e9&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>altered his pesiticm in reliance an the premise.  <\/p>\n<p id=\"p_17\">15. Further the Herfbie Supreme&#8221;iCeL:ft&#8221;ivn fiheecalse <\/p>\n<p>LIi~lIT\u00a3<a href=\"\/doc\/1599972\/\" id=\"a_5\">I&gt; v. ASSISTANT<\/a> cdaiiexssieneg:i.%r\u00e9pi\u00a2rted in&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(zetma sec 792 has reiterategii-tiie&#8217;i;\u00ab.th~e_ priinasie einderiyina<br \/>\nthe iegitimate expectation is&#8221; the ruie ef<br \/>\nfairness. It is obseivea iii&#8221;  QRHARI A1-mm<br \/>\nSUGARS LTD.  AND omens<br \/>\nraise-riled iii    a person&#8217;s ieeitimate<br \/>\nexpectaticm was hat a particuiar decisien, then<br \/>\nthe decisiqe-meiterV_sh.eL;.\u00a7d the deniai of such expectation<\/p>\n<p>?.fnI&#8217;~eiiow.i&#8217;ii\u00a7 se\u00a7~ee Aavei*i&#8217;ic%\u00abi~=*:&#8211;a&#8217; public interim.<\/p>\n<p>I a.Eie.iirariness, fairnesss in actien and due<\/p>\n<p>JV&#8217;ey\u00e9onside\u00a3a!!:ien._j&#8217;ofiriie legitimate expectation ef affected party are<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; &#8221;4&#8221;1&#8217;:&#8217;e\u00e9$ef\u00bbhtiaVi reeei\u00e9ements fer a vaiid state action. In a case sf this<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;ie\u00a7~itimate expectatien of a citizen may not by itself be a<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;&#8221;i\u00a3if_si:in.d\u00a7 enforceable right but every legitimate expectation is a<\/p>\n<p>iii&#8217;*\u00ab\u00abV.AVi&#8221;eiei;arxt fecteriequirina due consideration of a fair decisien<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;making process. In taking this view, I am fertified by the<\/p>\n<p>355%.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_18\">\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_4\">13<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"p_19\">19. The petition is aliowed in the above  4_<\/p>\n<p>as to costs.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_20\">sac*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Dsipl Cepl Joint Venture vs Belgaum Urban Development &#8230; on 29 June, 2009 Author: Ashok B.Hinchigeri IN THE HIGH coum&#8217; or KARNA&#8217;CAKA_.\\_{.&#8221; i u cxacurr BENCH AT DHA3WAD&#8211;&#8216; &#8221; &amp; 51- V DATED was THE 29*&#8221; my 0,? Jiiise\u00e9, &#8216;zsbsia THE momma MR. 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