https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168194 Contracts made on behalf of the Province without compliance with the mandatory execution requirements were invalid and could not bind the Government. Despite that invalidity, compensation remained payable where the claimant lawfully did work, did not intend it to be gratuitous, and the Government accepted and enjoyed the benefit. Section 70 of the Indian Contract Act was treated as operating independently of valid contractual liability, and its conditions were satisfied on the facts. The claim was therefore maintainable, and the Government could not defeat recovery by relying on the absence of a valid contract. en-us Tue, 05 Dec 1961 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 31 Jan 2015 11:04:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168194 Contracts made on behalf of the Province without compliance with the mandatory execution requirements were invalid and could not bind the Government. Despite that invalidity, compensation remained payable where the claimant lawfully did work, did not intend it to be gratuitous, and the Government accepted and enjoyed the benefit. Section 70 of the Indian Contract Act was treated as operating independently of valid contractual liability, and its conditions were satisfied on the facts. The claim was therefore maintainable, and the Government could not defeat recovery by relying on the absence of a valid contract. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Dec 1961 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168194