Supreme Court · 1963 INSC 86 · Decided 5 April 1963
The New Marine Coal CO. (Bengal) Private LTD. v. Union of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1963 INSC 86 · [1964] 2 S.C.R. 859
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 421/1961
- Decided
- 5 April 1963
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K.N. WANCHOO, K.C. DAS GUPTA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 70; Contract Act Section 70
Headnote
SUPREME COURT REPORTS 859 THE NEW MARINE COAL CO. (BENGAL) PRIVATE LTD. v. UNION OF INDIA (P. B. GAHlNDRAGADK-'.R, K. N. W-'.NOHOO and K. C. DAs GuPTA JJ.) Goods delivered under ill•gal contract-Party. receiving the same and enjoying the ben•fit-Bound to pay compensation­ Estoppel by 42) s. I75 (3)-Indian Contract Act, 1872 (IX of 1872), s. 70-Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872), s. 115. The appellant filed a suit on the Original Side of the Calcutta High Court against the respondent for the recovery of a certain amount representing the price of coal supplied to the
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