About the Book:

The work provides a detailed commentary on the law governing grant of government contracts, licences, quotas, mineral rights, jobs etc to individuals and business organizations. A sort of special protection is given to the government on the ground of “public interest” and “public finance”. This work is a detailed commentary on the subject and explains the objective of State contracts, rights and obligations of the parties with special reference to Constitution of India, breach of the State Contract, e-procurement and the issues in public procurement etc. An exhaustive coverage of defences like executive necessity, impossibility of performance, public policy and the remedies of promissory estoppel, legitimate expectation has been given. Up to date case-law has been given.

Brief Table of Contents:

1. The Law of Contract and The State Contract
2. Historical Perspectives of the Law of State Contracts
3. E-Procurement
4. Application of the Provisions of the Indian Constitution
5. State Liability - An Analogous Study of Other Contries and the Doctrine of Executive Necessity
6. Remedies for the Breach of the State Contract
7. Contractual Liability of State in the Area pf Conflict of Laws

Appendices

1. The Public Procurement Bill, 2012
2. Special Commission on Choice of Law in International Contract
3. Subject Index
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About the Authors:

Dr. V. Visalakshi is Associate Professor at Dr. RMLNLU, Lucknow  & Dr. P. Arun Bhupathi is Assistant Professor at Vishnu Dental College, Andhra Pradesh. Abhinandan Malik [B.A., LL.B (Hons) NALSAR, LL.M (Univ. of Toronto) ]He is the General Editor of the Book.

About the Publisher:

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