Supreme Court of India
Ghaziabad Development Authority Etc. Etc. v. Union of India and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
For the foregoing reasons, the direction made by the MRTP Commission for payment of Rs. 50,000 as compensation for mental agony suffered by the B claimants-respondents in Civil Appeal No. 8316/1995 is set aside.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Contract Act, 1872-Breach of contract-Development Authority advertised various schemes for allotment of developed plots for construction of apartments and/or flats for occupation by the allottees-Allottees Invested money for the scheme-Failure and unreasonable delay in handing over possession of plots-Held, in such cases rules as to remoteness of damage would apply-Damages for mental agony is not payable in cases of ordinary commercial contract-Hence, MRTP Commission erred in awarding compensation for mental agony-Remoteness of damages-Tort-Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices
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