Supreme Court of India

GOLDEN FOOD PRODUCTS INDIA versus STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & OTHERS

2026 INSC 22

Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 56/2026
Judgment date
2026-01-06
Petitioner / appellant
GOLDEN FOOD PRODUCTS INDIA
Respondent
STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & OTHERS
Neutral citation
2026 INSC 22
Other citation
[2026] 2 S.C.R. 47
CNR
ESCR010000282026
Bench / judges
B.V. NAGARATHNA, R MAHADEVAN
Author judge
B.V. NAGARATHNA
Bench size
2 Judges
Disposal nature
Appeal(s) allowed
Judgment year
2026

Issue for consideration

The authority conducting the auction expected a higher bid than what the highest bidder had bid, whether it can be a reason to discard the highest bid.

Headnote excerpt

Auction – Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA)-respondent no.2 herein had advertised the an auction – On 15.03.2024, an open auction was conducted in which the reserve price of the subject plot was fixed at Rs.25,600/- per sq. mtr. – The appellant submitted a bid of Rs.29,500/- per sq. mtr., which was the highest, and was thus declared the highest bidder –

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