Supreme Court of India

Venkatesh Construction Compnay v. Karnataka Vidyuth Karkhane Limited (kavika)

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Reported as [2016] 1 S.C.R. 511
Bench T.S. Thakur J.
Decided 20 January 2016

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the impugned judgment is set aside and the appeals 519 C· are allowed.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Contract - Execution of Work Contract - Suit by contractor making a claim for Rs. 30 lakhs for the work already completed, for extra work, stocking of materials etc. - Trial Court decreed the suit and directed the defendant to pay Rs. 3,23,0001-to the plaintiff with 12% per annum interest - Cross appeals - High Court set aside the decree - On appeal, held: Findings of trial court need not be interfered with by the appellaie court unless they are erroneous or reached ignoring the evidence on record - bi the present case findings of trial court and the amount awarded was based -on evidence and

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