M/S.BABULAL AGARWAL vs F C I — C.A. No. 3485/1997

Case under Section III. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010015411997

Filing Date

22-Jan-1997

Registration No

C.A. No. 3485/1997

Diary Number

1541/1997

Order Date

05-Jan-2004

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 30-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Section III

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.M/S.BABULAL AGARWAL

    Adv. RUBY SINGH AHUJA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.F C I

    Adv. SHAKIL AHMED SYED (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 05-Jan-2004

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 09-Dec-2003

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 04-Dec-2003

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  5. 24-Nov-2003

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  6. 10-Jan-2002

    ROPView PDF

  7. 22-Jan-1997

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 3485/1997

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: M/S. Babulal Agarwal v. Food Corporation of India The Supreme Court held that FCI breached its contractual promise to hire storage plinths for three years by terminating the lease after only 20 months, and awarded full damages to the plaintiff. The Court applied the doctrine of promissory estoppel, ruling that FCI could not escape liability despite the absence of a registered lease deed, as the plaintiff had relied on the three-year promise by constructing the facility and obtaining bank financing. The Court rejected FCI's defense that the unregistered agreement created only a monthly tenancy terminable by 15 days' notice, finding the agreement was merely executory and not required to be registered, and restored the Trial Court's full damages award. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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