Ramana Dayaram Shetty vs The International Airport Authority Of ... on 4 May, 1979
8. True it is, that some liberty was conceded to
the answering Respondent to consider the claim of the
Petitioners herein for implementation of the offer
contained in the letter dated 21.08.2014 which
admittedly was accepted by the Petitioners herein as is
forthcoming from the findings recorded by the Co-
ordinate Judge in the earlier round of litigation. It is a
general principle of Law of Contract that an offer when
accepted by the Offeree certain obligations arise from
the agreement resulting therefrom. At least in such
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circumstances, the Respondents who answer the
description of "State" Under Article 12 of the
Constitution of India is extensively interpreted by the
Apex Court in the case of Ramana Dayaram Shetty
Vs. The International Airport Authority of India
and others reported in AIR 1979 SC 1628, suffer the
doctrine of promissory estoppel, that obtains in the
public law domain.