Government Contracts

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.

Contents: 1.The Law of Contract and the State Contract. 2.Historical Perspective 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 Countries and The Doctrine of Executive Necessity. 6. Remedies for the Breach of the State Contract. 7.Contractual Liability of State in the Area of Conflict of Laws. Appendices. Subject Index.