https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288079 Money paid under a pure mistake of law was held not recoverable under Section 72 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 where the asserted entitlement was only a general right and not a private or special right arising from peculiar facts. The court reasoned that relief under Section 72 must be read consistently with the Contract Act's principles on mistake, and that mere inequity in retention of the money was insufficient to create restitutionary relief. Voluntariness was not decisive on these facts. The payment was therefore not recoverable, and the claim failed. en-us Tue, 14 Feb 1928 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 18 May 2020 17:50:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288079 Money paid under a pure mistake of law was held not recoverable under Section 72 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 where the asserted entitlement was only a general right and not a private or special right arising from peculiar facts. The court reasoned that relief under Section 72 must be read consistently with the Contract Act's principles on mistake, and that mere inequity in retention of the money was insufficient to create restitutionary relief. Voluntariness was not decisive on these facts. The payment was therefore not recoverable, and the claim failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 14 Feb 1928 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288079