Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 189 · Decided 24 February 1997
M/S. Hajee S.V.M. Mohamed Jamaludeen BROS. and CO. v. The Government of Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 189 · [1997] 2 S.C.R. 413
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8547/1983
- Decided
- 24 February 1997
- Bench
- M.M. PUNCHHI, K.T. THOMAS (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Govemmcnt Grants Act, 1895-Sections 2 and 3-Grant-Inch1des licence granted by Govemment-Clause in the licence agreement empowering B the Govemment to unilateral(y rescined the licence-Held: Valid-Even if the grant is treated to be a lease, the said clause is protected under the Act-Hence C not en­ titled to dalnages. Indian Easements Act, 1952-Sections 52, 53, 54-Definition of Licence-Grant of a light made by the grantor-Without a 'grant' no licence D can be created. Pursuant to acceptance of the offer made by the appellant, being the highest bidder, agreements
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