court thinks fit) and at the option of the plaintiff, either damages or an account of profits, together with or without any order ... court shall not grant relief by way of damages (other than nominal damages) or on account of profits in any case— (a) where
court thinks fit) and at the option of the plaintiff, either damages or an account of profits, together with or without any order ... court shall not grant relief by way of damage (other than nominal damages) or an account of profits in any case- (a) where
account of damages the party is to be presumed to have sustained damages which may be liquidated damages and in some cases nominal damages. What ... damages, and (2) which presents difficulty in assessing damages because of the nature of the damages proved. Even in a case where nominal damages
findings were:-- The plaintiff-company was entitled to recover only nominal damages for infringement of their trade mark, awarded at Rs. 100/-. The plaintiff company ... cited Mayne on Damages-11th Edition at page 3.
45. "Substantial damages" on the contrary are those damages which a plaintiff with
respondent for nominal damages and not actual damages
and there is a distinction between the 'actual damages' and
'nominal damages ... also urged that all nominal damages
are small but all small damages are not nominal. It is also
argued that the tribunal without there being
awarding such nominal damages.
The CISP Agreement does not provide for a genuine pre-
estimated of damages that is liquidated damages.
Hon'ble Supreme ... breached.
Petitioner reads nominal as symbolic which is not
correct. If a party failed to prove actual loss entitled for
nominal damages. Further, no case
patent
illegality' under Sec.34(2A) of the Act.
(XII) NOMINAL DAMAGES:
47. The respondent had claimed ... absence of critical evidence, it is
constrained to award nominal damages and has awarded
nominal damages to the extent
CHITTY ON CONTRACTS in 28th Edition while dealing
with nominal damages in para 27-0007 has opined as under:
Nominal damages. Wherever the defendant ... record seems to actual
damages and not notional damages. The award of 38.5% of the
claim, as nominal damages is based on no evidence. Therefore
this court
pertaining to point of damages that underlying principle between
'compensatory damages' and 'punitive damages' has been dealt in
various ... regime. They are nominal damages; real
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damages and extraordinary or punitive damages. Nominal
damages are in fact
being awarded by courts which include nominal damages, exemplary damages and compensatory damages.
22. Nominal damages are usually awarded where a legal right ... there is no evidence to calculate actual damages, it is not worthwhile to give damages other than nominal damages.
In AIR 1932 Rangoon 56 entitled
