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SURYA KANT, VIKRAM NATH
Bishambhar Prasad – Appellant
Versus
Arfat Petrochemicals Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SURYA KANT, J.
1. Leave granted.
2. This batch of appeals arises from the judgment dated 20.07.2021 passed by the Jaipur Bench of the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan whereby the Writ Petition filed by Respondent No. 1-M/s. Arfat Petrochemicals Pvt. Ltd. in all connected matters was allowed. As a corollary, the decision by the Cabinet Committee of the State of Rajasthan, and resulting instructions issued to the Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation Ltd. (“RIICO”) to cancel a series of permissions and approvals granted/awarded to Respondent No. 1 in respect of industrial land in Kota, Rajasthan, were set aside.
3. There are different Appellants before us in the respective SLPs. They include the State of Rajasthan (hereinafter, “State of Rajasthan” or “State Government”), RIICO and various workers unions (hereinafter “Appellant Unions”). As the nature and type of relief sought by both the State of Rajasthan and RIICO, stand on a slightly different footing to that of the Appellant Unions, we will address the State of Rajasthan and RIICO (collectively, “Appellants”) separately, to maintain the distinction between the reliefs sought by them as co
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