Change In Government Policy, If Reasonable And In Public Interest, Would Prevail Over Individual Interests

Case: Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority Etc. v. Shakuntla Education And Welfare Society And Ors. Etc.

Corum: Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai

Case No.: Civil Appeal Nos. 4178-4197 of 2022

Court Observation: “…it is more than settled that a change in policy by the Government can have an overriding effect over private treaties between the Government and a private party, if the same was in the general public interest. The additional requirement is that such change in policy is required to be guided by reason”.

“when a policy is changed by the State, which is in the general public interest, such policy would prevail over the individual rights/interests”

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