Supreme Court of India

M/s. Shakti Tubes Ltd. Tr. Director v. State of Bihar & Ors.

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Reported as [2008] 17 S.C.R. 699
Decided 16 December 2008

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated by the High Court in -its order dated 14.09.1995.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Limitation Act, 1963 - s. 14 - Applicability of - Contract ,..,.. between State and private Contractor --Dispute between parties - Writ Petition by the Contractor against State- Petition c partly admitted by High Court - Thereafter, contractor filing suit against State seeking money decree - decreed by Trial Court - In appeal, High Court setting aside the decree on the ground that suit was barred by limitation - On appeal, held: Suit was not barred by limitation - Time spent in the writ proceedings to be excluded for computing limitation period in terms of s. 14 because the writ proceedings

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