Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 927 · Decided 28 September 2016
Gujarat Maritime Board v. L&T Infrastructure Development Projects LTD. and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 927 · [2016] 8 S.C.R. 692
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9821/2016
- Decided
- 28 September 2016
- Bench
- KURIAN JOSEPH, R.F. NARIMAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Writs: Constitution of India - Art.226 - Writ Jurisdiction in contractual matters -Unconditional performance bank guarantee - Invocation of - Discretionary jurisdiction of High Court - Scope of - High Court restrained the appellant-guarantee from invoking an executed by the D first respondent - Held: Bank guarantee is an independent and separate contract betv"een the guarantor-bank and the appellant­ guarantee - Existence of any dispute between the parties to the contract not a ground to issue order of injunction to restrain enforcement of
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