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Fair Play in Public Contracts: Examining the Bombay High Court's Arbitrary Termination Position

Fair Play in Public Contracts: Examining the Bombay High Court’s Arbitrary Termination Position

The Hon’ble High Court (“HC”) of Bombay  (“BOM”) in a recent judgement resolved a dispute between Systra MVA Consulting (India) Pvt. Ltd. v. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority[1] emphasising the need for public authorities to

State or its instrumentality while acting in contractual field is under an obligation to act fairly and should not act arbitrarily or unreasonably

State or its instrumentality while acting in contractual field is under an obligation to act fairly and should not act arbitrarily or unreasonably

The division bench president over by Hon’ble Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Hon’ble Justice Arif S. Doctor, Hon’ble High Court, Bombay (“BHC”), in its recent Order and Judgment dated 25th February 2025, whilst quashing and