https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303145 Written tender and unqualified acceptance by an authorised officer can create a concluded Government contract without a formal deed, provided the statutory requirements of writing, expression in the Governor-General or Governor's name, and execution by a duly authorised person are satisfied. The court found the collateral formalities of signing papers and furnishing security did not suspend contract formation, and the contract complied with section 175(3). The defences of mutual mistake and impossibility failed because the alleged misunderstanding was only the contractor's own view and the Government had not undertaken to supply equipment or materials free of cost. Damages remained compensatory, so the plaintiff had to mitigate loss and could not recover the full claim or the unsupported delay amount. en-us Sat, 09 Nov 1957 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 Jul 2022 13:21:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303145 Written tender and unqualified acceptance by an authorised officer can create a concluded Government contract without a formal deed, provided the statutory requirements of writing, expression in the Governor-General or Governor's name, and execution by a duly authorised person are satisfied. The court found the collateral formalities of signing papers and furnishing security did not suspend contract formation, and the contract complied with section 175(3). The defences of mutual mistake and impossibility failed because the alleged misunderstanding was only the contractor's own view and the Government had not undertaken to supply equipment or materials free of cost. Damages remained compensatory, so the plaintiff had to mitigate loss and could not recover the full claim or the unsupported delay amount. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sat, 09 Nov 1957 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303145