https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288317 Section 17(2) of the Defence of India Act did not bar a claim for the price of goods, because the statutory protection extends only to suits for damages or compensation for acts done in good faith under the Act or the rules. The claim was for recovery of the value of steel supplied, not damages of that kind, so the suit was maintainable. Section 70 of the Indian Contract Act applied because the steel was delivered pursuant to official directions, not gratuitously, and the Government enjoyed the benefit of the delivery. Compensation was therefore recoverable from the Union of India, and the plaintiff succeeded on a restitutionary basis. en-us Tue, 29 Apr 1980 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 01 Jun 2020 10:59:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288317 Section 17(2) of the Defence of India Act did not bar a claim for the price of goods, because the statutory protection extends only to suits for damages or compensation for acts done in good faith under the Act or the rules. The claim was for recovery of the value of steel supplied, not damages of that kind, so the suit was maintainable. Section 70 of the Indian Contract Act applied because the steel was delivered pursuant to official directions, not gratuitously, and the Government enjoyed the benefit of the delivery. Compensation was therefore recoverable from the Union of India, and the plaintiff succeeded on a restitutionary basis. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 29 Apr 1980 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288317