Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 70 · Decided 20 March 1978
Joseph Vilangandan v. The Executive Engineer, Buildings & Roads (P.W.D.) Division, Ernaulam & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 70 · [1978] 3 S.C.R. 514
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2448/1968
- Decided
- 20 March 1978
- Bench
- R.S. SARKARIA, P.S. KAILASAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
I\Tatural Justice-Black listing of a contractor-Whether opportunity of being heard is necessary-Nature of opportunity. The appellant was a Go1,'.ernment Contractor of 16 years standing. He has been executing major building contracts. The Executive Engineer, PWD, Ernakulam, invited certain 1epairs to English and Mathe~ matics blocks of Maharaja College at Eril.akulam. The tender given by the appellant was accepted, and a formal agreement was executed. The agreement provided that the work should be completed within a stipulated time and that the time shall be considered as
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