Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Telecom Dispute Over Quantum Meruit Claim Under Section 70 of Indian Contract Act, 1872 — Contractual Relationship Bars Quantum Meruit Recovery. The Court held that where parties are governed by an express contract, a claim under Section 70 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 is not permissible, as the section applies only in the absence of a contractual relationship....
The appeal arose from a dispute under the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997, between Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (appellant) and Tata Communications Ltd. (respondent). The respondent ...
