scope of the plea of doctrine of promissory
estoppel against the Government is as follows:
(a) The plea of promissory estoppel ... having
expressed its disapproval of the doctrine of promissory
estoppel against the crown in Robertson v. Minister of
Pensions
Section 120 in The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
120. Estoppel against denying original validity of instrument.—
No maker of a promissory note
quasi-legislative powers and
there could not be any promissory estoppel against such an exercise of
power and consequently nothing further survived in these ... impugned judgment had
rightly decided Issue No. 1 about promissory estoppel against the Board it
is necessary to keep in view the nature
Section 122 in The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
122. Estoppel against denying signature or capacity of prior party.—
No indorser of a negotiable instrument
Section 121 in The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
121. Estoppel against denying capacity of payee to indorse.—
No maker of a promissory note
scope for equitable stoppel;
(II) there can be no estoppel against a statute and
(III) that mere silence or inaction cannto constitute estoppel ... estoppel could arise since any creation of permanent rights by them was contrary to statute and there cannto be an estoppel against
doctrine of estoppel, when it is found
that the authority against whom estoppel
is pleaded has owed a duty to the public
against ... principle of estoppel does not operate
at the level of Government policy.
Estoppels have however been allowed to
operate against public authority
estoppel will not be to impair the exercise of the powers of government Moreover, an estoppel may erise against the State ... estoppel binds the Crown and that this equity is based upon estoppel. There is authority for the general proposition so far as estoppel
important principle that the doctrine of promissory estoppel estoppel is not available against the Legislature in exercise of its legislative function. In Paragraph ... Government as equitable estoppel".
(4) M/s. Jitram Shivkumar v. State of Haryana . The estoppel is applicable against the Government
parent statute itself and, therefore, there can be no estoppel against the statute. Mr. Justice Jahagirdar was not concerned with the doctrine of promissory ... promissory estoppel and it was held, and in our opinion rightly, that there can be no promissory estoppel against the legislature
