Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 963 · Decided 6 December 2006
Bhupendra Singh Bhatia v. State of M.P. and Ors
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 963 · [2006] SUPP. 10 S.C.R. 277
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 445/2000
- Decided
- 6 December 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 14; Contract Act
Headnote
B Contract Act, 1872/Sale of Goods Act, 1930 : Sale/purchase of foreign liquor-Fixation and payment of price-Held: Seller and purchaser both should know sale/purchase price at the time or C before the sale-Jn a sale of a commodity if seller agrees to f rxlinform the purchase price after the sale, Government/Purchase Committee fixing lower rate of commodity than the rate as fixed earlier under an ad hoc purchase agreement-Payment made-Demand of differential amount D from Seller-Such an action by the State Government is arbitra1y and unreasonable-Hence, the rates fixed by the
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