Supreme Court · 1953 INSC 86 · Decided 14 December 1953
Kalyanpur Lime Works LTD v. State of Bihar and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1953 INSC 86 · [1954] 1 S.C.R. 958
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 189/1952
- Decided
- 14 December 1953
- Bench
- BIJAN KUMAR MUKHERJEA, GHULAM HASAN, B. JAGANNADHADAS (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Contract Act Section 20; Specific Relief Act Section 18(a), 15
Headnote
14. 958 SUPREME COURT REPORTS KALYANPUR LIME WORKS LTD. fl. STATE OF BIHAR AND ANOTHER. [MuKHERTEA, GHuLAM HASAN and JAGANNADHADAS JJ. J [1954] Indian Contract Act (IX of 1872), ss. 20 and 21-Mistake as to fact and 1nistake as to law-GoverTnnent of India Act (5 and 6 Geo. 5 Ch. 61; 6 and 7 Geo. 8 a•d Or. VJ//, r. 2-Denial of contract-Absence of a specific plea of unenforceability-Specific Relief Act (Act 1 of 1877), ss. 15 and 18(a)-Purchaser's right against vendor with imperfect title­ Specific performance of part of contract t1Jhere part unperformed is large. The Government of
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