Supreme Court of India
K.C. Skaria v. The Govt. of State of Kerala and Anr.
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We are of the view that the High Court was not justified in dismissing the suit H as not maintainable, ignoring the other prayers.
Judgment, page 17
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Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: Order 20 Rule 16-Suit for rendition of accounts between principal and agent-Decree in-Contractor and State entered into a contract for construction work--Contractor filed suit claiming Rs. 2 lacs with interest thereon alleging that the State committed delays, defaults and breach of contract--Trial court decreed the suit-But High Court dismissed the suit in entirety holding that a suit by an independent contractor for rendition of accounts by the employer was not maintainable-Correctness of-Held: suit for rendition of accounts can be maintained only if a person…
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