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Del. HC: Liquidated Damages Mentioned in Agreement Can’t be Awarded in Absence of Proof of Loss - (22 Sep 2023)

CONTRACT

Delhi High Court has held that sum ascertained as liquidated damages in the contract is not in the nature of penalty, but is a pre-estimate of loss estimated by parties in event of breach of contract by other party, and the same can’t be dispensed in absence of proof of actual loss.

Tags : DELHI HIGH COURT   LIQUIDATED DAMAGES   PROOF OF LOSS  

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