https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172538 Section 152 of the Code of Civil Procedure cannot be used to make a substantive addition to a decree by granting pendente lite interest that was not awarded on merits; such an omission must be pursued by appeal or review, and the correction order was therefore unsustainable. By contrast, where a works contract is wrongfully rescinded, Section 73 of the Indian Contract Act permits reasonable compensation for loss of expected profit, and the measure need not be proved with mathematical precision. On the facts, the contractor's claim for loss of profit was upheld, while the claim for pendente lite interest was rejected. en-us Wed, 10 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 25 Aug 2015 10:49:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172538 Section 152 of the Code of Civil Procedure cannot be used to make a substantive addition to a decree by granting pendente lite interest that was not awarded on merits; such an omission must be pursued by appeal or review, and the correction order was therefore unsustainable. By contrast, where a works contract is wrongfully rescinded, Section 73 of the Indian Contract Act permits reasonable compensation for loss of expected profit, and the measure need not be proved with mathematical precision. On the facts, the contractor's claim for loss of profit was upheld, while the claim for pendente lite interest was rejected. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 10 Feb 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172538