Supreme Court of India

Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman Gujarat Maritime Board v. Asiatic Steel Industries Ltd and Ors.

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Bench Indira Banerjee and S. Ravindra Bhat JJ.
Decided 24 November 2020

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Interest: Contract for shipbreaking – By Maritime Board – To the respondent-Company – Earnest money deposited on 08.11.1994 – Upset premium paid on 22.03.1995 – Awardee of contract (respondent No. 1) sought refund of contract amount @ 10% interest per annum from the date of remittance – Board agreed for the refund but without interest – Writ petition by the awardee seeking refund with interest @ 12% per annum – High Court allowed the petition directing the Board to pay interest @ 10% on earnest money and @ 6% on the principal amount from 08.11.1994 to 19.5.1998 – Appeal to Supreme Court…

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