Supreme Court · 1966 INSC 51 · Decided 22 February 1966
Seth Gulabchand v. Seth Kudilal and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1966 INSC 51 · [1966] 3 S.C.R. 623
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 795/1963
- Decided
- 22 February 1966
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K.N. WANCHOO, M. HIDAYATULLAH, J.C. SHAH, S.M. SIKRI (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 3; Contract Act Section 23
Headnote
623 Contract Act 1872, s. 23-Suit for specific performance of agre.ement­ Finding that consideration for agreement was a bribe-Whether such finding required to be based on proof as In a criminal ca.re-Whether 1. 3 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 applies same standard of proof G was one of a number of partners in a firm which carried on the business of acting as Managing Agents and Selling Agents of a company owning a textile mill in Indore. Serious disputes arose between tho part­ ners and soon thereafter the Directcmo of the managed company appoint­ ed a
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