Supreme Court · 1988 INSC 235 · Decided 23 August 1988
State of Punjab and ORS. v. Om Parkash Baldev Krishan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1988 INSC 235 · [1988] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 536
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 776/1988
- Decided
- 23 August 1988
- Bench
- SABYASACHI MUKHERJI, L.M. SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 299, 299(1); Arbitration Act Section 33
Headnote
STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS. v. OM PARKASH BALDEV KRISHAN AUGUST 23, 1988 [SABYASACHI MUKHARJI AND L.M. SHARMA, JJ.) Constitution of India, 1950: Article 299-Contracts to be made in the name of President/Governor-Requirement based on public policy-Protection of general public-Cannot be waived or work in hand, and also to sign the agreement which was under preparation, within IO days. No such agreement was, however, signed nor had the tender of the respondent been accepted on behalf of the Governor of Punjab, which was a mandatory constitu­ tional requirement. The respondent
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