Supreme Court · 1980 INSC 124 · Decided 9 May 1980
Superintendence Company of India (P) LTD. v. Krishan Murgai
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1980 INSC 124 · [1980] 3 S.C.R. 1278
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1933/1979
- Decided
- 9 May 1980
- Bench
- N.L. UNTWALIA, V.D. TULZAPURKAR, A.P. SEN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Contract Act Section 27; Specific Relief Act Section 57
Headnote
Covenant in restruiflf of trade-Contract Act, 1872, Section 27, scope of- f­ W lzetht:r a post-service restrictive cpvenant. in restraint of. trade in service t1greement b~tween the parties is void-Even if it be valid, whether it could be enfiorceable. as enjoined by ittustrations (c) and (d) appellant company carries on busine$ as valuers and surveyor! under­ taking inspection of quality, weighment analysis, sampling of merchandise and commodities, cargoes, industrial products, machinery, textiles etc. It has established a reputation and gocxlwill in its business by developing its
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