Supreme Court of India

The Steel Authority of India and Ors. v. New Marine Coal Co. (pvt.) Ltd.

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Reported as [1996] 2 S.C.R. 650
Bench K. Ramaswamy Ands. Saghir Ahmad J.
Decided 14 February 1996

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What the Court ordered

Accordingly, we set aside that part of the judgment of the High Court and the decree of the trial Court and B remit . the suit to the trial Court.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 Suit for recovery-Agreement for supply of Grade-I Coaf-Grade-// Coal supplied but price of Grade-/ Coal collected-Over-payment adjusted in subsequent bills-Trial Cowt holding that in the absence of counter-claim and co wt fee thereon, adjustment not to be made-Suit decreed-On appeal, High Cowt confinning the decree-On appeal held, appellants entitled to adjust the over-payments from future supplies by the party on discovery of the fraud-Matter remitted to T1ial Cowt-Appellants to be given an opp01tunity to adduce evidence of total supplies made and the price of

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