Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 627 · Decided 21 September 2010
Villayati Ram Mittal (PVT.) LTD. v. Union of India & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 627 · [2010] 11 S.C.R. 578
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 12144/2009
- Decided
- 21 September 2010
- Bench
- ALTAMAS KABIR, A.K. PATNAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 136, 226
Headnote
11 S.C.R. 578 VILLAYATI RAM MITTAL (PVT.) LTD. v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. (SLP (C) No. 12144 of 2009) SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 [ALTAMAS KABIR AND A.K. PATNAIK, JJ.) CONTRACT: c Tender - Forfeiture of earnest money - Tender for construction work - Tender notice - Clause stipulating forfeiture of and earnest money forfeited by . employer - Held: When earnest money is furnished by a tenaerer it forms part of the price if the offer of the tenderer is accepted or it is refunded to the tenderer if someone else's offer is accepted, but if for some fault or failure on the part of the tenderer
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