Reviewed case brief
Tata Cellular v. Union of India
AIR 1994 SC 11
Defined the scope of judicial review over government's commercial decisions (telecom license award). Court adopted the GCHQ tripartite test and emphasized that courts review process, not merits, of contractual decisions.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1994
- Subjects
- Administrative Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-30
Rule established
Judicial review of government commercial/contractual decisions limited to Wednesbury grounds; court will not sit in appeal over commercial wisdom
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
Massey, Administrative Law
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