Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 376 · Decided 5 May 2016
State of Madhya Pradesh & ORS. v. MIS. Ruchi Printers
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 376 · [2016] 3 S.C.R. 538
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4817/2016
- Decided
- 5 May 2016
- Bench
- V. GOPALA GOWDA, ARUN MISHRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Contractual dispute - Inte1ference with - Print order placed by State for printing booklets - Booklets to be supplied by pri11ter on time bound basis - Non-co111pletio11 of work withi11 the time li111it - Extension of time and stated that 110 books would be accepted after the extended time the printer - High Court directing to the State to accept the supply of booklets from the printer and make pay111ent accordingly - Writ appeal by State - Dis111issal of - On appeal, held: Time was the essence of contract and the printing of booklets was to be completed at the earliest - In case
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