In Brief
The Supreme Court examined whether Noida acted arbitrarily in not considering an applicant club's application under a 2010 industrial plot allotment scheme after closing it. Though Noida closed the scheme without stated reasons, the club failed to challenge the closure itself. The Court held that applicants have no vested right to allotment; only a right to be considered while the scheme exists. Once closed, applications must be considered under prevailing schemes, not old ones. The club was also found to have suppressed its subsequent successful allotment under a 2013 scheme during litigation, disentitling it to discretionary relief. Noida's appeals were allowed and High Court orders set aside.
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