Supreme Court of India

Dwaraka Das v. State of Madhya Pradesh and Anr.

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Reported as [1999] 1 S.C.R. 524
Bench V.N. Khare and R.P. Sethi JJ.
Decided 10 February 1999
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We are of the opinion that view of Madhya I Bharat High Court cannot be held to be based upon sound principles. --1 1 The claim of the petitioner for payment of Rs. 20,000 as damages on account of breach of contract committed by the respondent- State was H disallowed by the High Court as the appellant was found to have not placed DWARAKADAS v.

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