such
act which is void ab initio, enforceable-Principle of
Promissory Estoppel, ingredients of-Applicability to the
instant case.
HEADNOTE:
The Municipal Committee of Bahadurgarh ... exercise of its
statutory functions. The plea of estoppel is not available
against the State in the exercise of its legislative or
statutory functions
Scheme’. In this behalf, it was submitted, that neither the principle of
estoppel, nor that of promissory estoppel, could be invoked by the
employees ... governed by ‘the 1999 Scheme’. For
canvassing that the principle of estoppel could not be invoked by the
employees, learned counsel placed reliance
Tribunal which held that on application of the
principles of promissory estoppel and legitimate expectation, the
withdrawal of benefit was not sustainable ... primary stands raised by the appellants are :
1. The doctrines of promissory estoppel and legitimate expectation were
applicable to the facts of the case. There
Written statement was filed by defendant nos. 1 and 2 who pleaded
estoppel and also specifically pleaded that defendant no.3 was competent to
sell ... record, the trial court, inter
alia, held that (1) the principles of estoppel were not applicable, (2) there
was sale and no mortgage, (3) sale
years and erecting costly struc-
tures--Assessment to land revenue --Legality--Equitable
estoppel--Part-performance--Acquisition of right to exemp-
tion from assessment--Prerogative ... rent-free
land the case would come strictly within the doctrine of
estoppel enunciated in s. 115 of the Indian Evidence Act.
Even otherwise
only question raised by
the appellant is that the principle of promissory estoppel would
not arise when the relevant statute prescribes a particular mode ... said by the appellants that there can be no
estoppel against the statute and since no notification had been
issued as required by the statute
mandate contained in Article 254 of the Constitution. A plea of
promissory estoppel was also pressed into service. It was submitted that the
withdrawal ... Rule 84.
Next plea is the oft repeated one of promissory estoppel. It has to be
noted that even though a concession is extended
this Court requiring us to decide
whether the doctrine of "Promissory Estoppel" can be invoked
for the enforcement of a "promise ... raised, as was
done in the High Court, the plea of Promissory Estoppel
before us and has contended that the Government having
itself assured
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ACT:
Indian Evidence Act, 1872 : Section 115- -Estoppel--Basis
of the principle--Applicability in regard to right of pre-
emption----Exception ... emption Act, 1966: Section 8-Rights of
preemptor-Operation of rule of estoppel or waiver against
such rights-Non-service of notice by vendor--Effect
legatee -Bar of
claims-Probate proceedings-Title-Not determined-Res-judi-
cata-Estoppel-Indian Succession Act, 1925(39 of 1925), ; 213
(1)- Code of Civil ... suit of the plaintiff-respondent was barred by res-judicata
and estoppel. The plaintiff-respondent took the matter -in
appeal to the High Court
