Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 1135 · Decided 12 November 2007
Food Corporation of India and ORS. v. Vikas Majdoor Kamdar Sahkari Mandli LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 1135 · [2007] 11 S.C.R. 1038
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7440/2000
- Decided
- 12 November 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Contract Act Section 70
Headnote
FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA AND ORS. v. VIKAS MAJDOOR KAMDAR SAHKARI MANDLI LTD. NOVEMBER 12, 2007 [DR.ARIJITPASAYAT ANDLOKESHWAR SINGHPANTA,JJ.] Contract Act, 1872-s. 70-Contract for stevedoring and transportation of Cargo-Contractor asked by the second party to the contract to do extra work-Suit extra work beyond the contract-It inc.urred extra expenditure for doing the extra work done beyond the contract- However, not entitled to any amount beyond the agreed amount for transportation-Principle of quantum meruit. Principles-Principle of quantum meruit-Applicability­
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