Shakespeare's Play Finds Mention As Karnataka HC Upholds Govt Order On Wind Energy Project

The Karnataka High Court has refused interference in petitions seeking to invalidate Government Order enhancing the capacity of its Wind Energy Project and allotting the same to one Ayana Limited.Justice Krishna S Dixit observed that so long as State acts fairly in matters of State Largesse without compromising public interest, its decision cannot be interfered with merely citing. The Karnataka High Court has refused interference in petitions seeking to invalidate Government Order enhancing the capacity of its Wind Energy Project and allotting the same to one Ayana Limited. Justice Krishna S Dixit observed that so long as State acts fairly in matters of State Largesse without compromising public interest, its decision cannot be interfered with merely citing "arguable" procedural infirmities. Referring to this scene, the High Court observed, "In any nascent power project like this, there has to be some give and take amongst the competitors in the field of business, as of necessity and therefore, redressal to the grievances cannot be worked out by razor sharpness of 'Portia's Knife' in Merchant of Venice. "