Sikka-N-Sikka Engineers Private Ltd. vs Cargo Transports on 22 January, 1992
In the instant case, as per Clause 16 of the contract, there is a time fixed for payment i.e., the amount has to be paid on the 46th day after the receipt of the bills from the plaintiff, Therefore, Article 18 is not applicable to the claim in question, as it Is not applicable to a case where time for payment is fixed in respect of the price payable for the work done by the plaintiff for the defendant at his request is also the view taken by a Division Bench of the High Court of Patna in STATE OF BIHAR v. RAMA BHUSHAN, AIR 1964 Patna 326. Hence we hold that Article 18 is not attracted to the claim in question.