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State Can't Close Markets To Outsiders Without Just Cause: Supreme Court

The apex court stressed that the principle of non-discrimination is embodied in Article 14 of the Constitution.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the state enjoyed the freedom to prescribe the conditions in a tender, but it cannot exercise that power in a manner which infringed upon constitutional guarantees, by closing the market to outsiders without a just cause.

The judgment was delivered by a bench comprising justices Sanjay Kumar and Alok Aradhe. The bench said the doctrine of level playing field requires that gates of competition be opened to all who are equally placed.

The bench said the doctrine of level playing field is an important concept while construing Articl

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