Supreme Court of India

K.S. Satyanarayana v. V.R. Narayana Rao

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Reported as [1999] 3 S.C.R. 1213
Bench S. Saghir Ahmad and D.P. Wadhwa JJ.
Decided 27 July 1999

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Contract Act, 1872: Sections 70 and 72. c I Undue enrichment-Privily of contract-Lack of -Plaintiff entered into an agreement to sell, with defendant No. 2, on being so authorised in writing and signed by defendant 1 (owner)-Plaintiff paid Rs. 1 lakh each to defendants Nos. 1 and 2-Agreement to sell fell through-Plaintiff demanded money back and filed suit for recovery against both defendants-Suit decreed against defendant No. 2, but dismissed against defendant 1 for lack privily . of contract-Held: Lack of privily of contract is a specious plea when defendant No. 1 received the money and

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