Supreme Court of India

State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. v. Murari Lal & Brothers Ltd.

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Reported as [1972] 1 S.C.R. 1
Bench K. S. Hegde and A. N. Grover JJ.
Decided 3 August 1971

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Constitution of India, Art. 299(1)-Contract Act, 1872. s. 230(3)­ Purported contract between Government and private party not complying withrequirements of Art. 299(1)-Whether enforceable-Liability of agent of Government. The respondent company had a cold storage. It filed a suit against the Government of Uttar Pradesh and three of its officials claim­ ing rent or damages on the allegation that under an agreement nego­ tiated by Defendant No. 3 under instructions from Defendants Nos. 2 and 4 on behalf of the State Government {defendant No. 1) space had been reserved in its cold storage by the

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