main contention raised on behalf of the petitioners is that under Article 299(1) of the Constitution the State Government can only make written contract ... Governor of Maharashtra in the manner laid down in Article 299(1). There cannot be implied contract of lease between the lessors and the lessee
same was not executed in the manner provided under Article 299 of the Constitution of India inasmuch as Sri Narendranath Sarkar, the then Sub-Divisional ... that the agreement was not in compliance with the provisions of Article 299(1) of the Constitution and as such it was a void contract
applies even at appellate
stage.
Constitution of India 1950, Article 299 , Settlement of the
Jalkar incomplete, not made and executed in the manner
prescribed ... Article 299 of the Constilion, whether valid.
Transfer of Property Act (Act IV) 1882, sections 54 and 107 ,
General Clauses, Act, v. 3(26)- Registration
interest in them on the crucial dates.
That brings us to article 299 (1) of the Constitution. It
states:-
"All contracts made ... Certain sections in these Acts were said to be
similar to article 299. We do not think that they are, but
in any case
were illegal and unenforceable The contention was that the provisions of Article 299 of the Constitution had not been complied with. It was also pleaded ... upheld the plea based on non compliance with the provision of Article 299 of the Constitution. The suit was accordingly decreed. An appeal was preferred
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ACT:
Constitution of India 1950, Article 299(1) Condition to
be satisfied before a binding contract between the Union or
State comes ... contracts which are
statutory in nature-Existence of distinction indicated-
Article 299(1) inapplicable when Union or State enters into
a contract which is statutory
construed as such in view of the
mandatory provisions of Article 299 of the Constitution of
India. The contention was that unless and until ... formal
instrument of contract was executed in the manner required
by Article 299 of the Constitution and by the relevant
notifications, there would
authorities of the State, before formal agreements in accordance with Article 299 of the Constitution could be executed. But later the authorities repudiated such contracts ... under Article 226 of the Constitution. This can be appreciated by an example. After execution of an agreement in accordance with Article 299
Dominion Of India vs Raj Bahadur Seth Bhikhraj Jaipuria on 27 March, 1957
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agreement the same was unenforceable in law as the
provisions of Article 299 of the Constitution of India had
not been complied with ... does
not comply with the provisions of Article 299 of the
Constitution of India. The Appellate Court has also upheld
the contentions of the Respondents
