Supreme Court of India

Food Corporation of India & Anr. v. M/s Seil Ltd. & Ors.

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Reported as [2008] 1 S.C.R. 663
Bench S.B. Sinha J.
Decided 11 January 2008

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Constitution of India, 1950: Article 226 rlw Articles 12, 14, 298 and 299 - Government c contracts - Supply of levy sugar- FCI withholding payment - Writ petition by supplier- Maintainability of- Held. Contractual disputes involving public law element are amenable to writ jurisdiction - There did not exist any factual dispute - FCI, being a State within the meaning of Article 12 withheld payment without any legal justification - Single Judge rightly reviewed the judgment and directed payment of interest - Review - Interest - Essential Commodities Act, 1955 - S.3(2)(f) - Supply of levy sugar.

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