Supreme Court of India
Hadley v. Baxendale (incorporated in Indian jurisprudence in Maula Bux)
(1969) 2 SCC 554
- Decision date
- 1969
- Text availability
- Summary or case record only
- Bench
- 3-Judge Bench
Source: landmark_precedents seed
Principle
Principles of damages for breach of contract: damages must arise naturally or be in reasonable contemplation of parties; damages are compensatory, not punitive.
Connected provisions and cases
Judgment text
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