Supreme Court of India

Food Corporation of India and Ors. v. M/s. Babulal Agrawal

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Reported as [2004] 1 S.C.R. 129
Bench Brijesh Kumar and Arun Kumar JJ.
Decided 5 January 2004

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What the Court ordered

In the result, Civil Appeal No.3484 of 1997 titled Food Corporation • of India and Ors. v.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Indian Contract Act, 18721/ndian Registration Act; Section 17/Transfer of Property Act; Sections 106 & 107: Agreement between Food Corporation and a firm for construction of plinths and handing over to Corporation on monthly rent as per terms of the agreement-Corporation gave notice and vacating plinths before expiry of the period agreed for-Suit for damage/or breach of terms-Trial Court awarded damages and dec;reed the suit In favour of the firm-High Court modified decree by reducing damages-On appeal, Held: Corporation could not bock out from the promise held out and thus cannot escape from

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