Supreme Court On Government Contracts And Tenders

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Description
This comprehensive and authoritative digest covers the complete Supreme Court's rulings on the subject since 1950 till date. This analytical, systematic and exhaustive work is an authoritative source of law on the subject by the highest court of the land. Government Contracts and Tenders are governed by two bodies of law:
1. Public law principles  
2. Ordinary law of contract
The public law principles applicable to Government Contracts and
Tenders have been arranged under the following headings:
1. General Principles Governing Government Contracts/Tenders;
2. Formation of Government Contract:-a) Formal requirements and
b) Modes of entering into a Government Contract.
Since these principles are uniquely applicable to Government
Contracts and Tenders, they are covered exhaustively in this compendium.
The selected rulings of the ordinary law of contract in the context of
Government Contracts and Tenders have been arranged under the following headings:
• Formation Defects - Void and Voidable Contracts
• Variation, Assignment, Rectification and Novation of Contract
• Construction/Interpretation of Contract/Tender
• Contractual Obligations and Rights
• Performance of Contract
• Waiver and Remission
• Extension/Renewal of Contract
• Termination/Discharge/Repudiation/Cancellation/Suspension of Contract
• Remedies/Relief.
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Contents
1. General Principles Governing Government Contracts/Tenders
— Applicability of Arts. 14 and 298 of the Constitution
2. Formation of Government Contract
3. Formation Defects — Void and Voidable Contracts
4. Variation, Assignment, Rectification and Novation of Contract
5. Construction/Interpretation of Contract/Tender
6. Contractual Obligations and Rights
7. Performance of Contract
8. Waiver and Remission
9. Extension/Renewal of Contract
10.Termination/Discharge/Repudiation/Cancellation/Suspension of Contract
11.Remedies/Relief
12.Specific Contracts
13. Particular Statutes, Norms, Rules, Regulations, Etc
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Author Details
Surendra Malik : B.Sc.(Hons.), LL.B. (Del.), LL.M. (Columbia) Advocate
Sudeep Malik   : B.A. (Hons.), M.A. (Cantab.) Advocate
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