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Article 299
Article 299
32 of the Government of India Act, 1919, and Section 65 of the Government of India Act,
1858 must all be considered when determining whether a complaint against the government
may be maintained.
, that the government may only be bound by contracts that are entered into in a certain manner
and are
bound by sufficient authority. All contracts formed under state executive power must
expressly be made by the governor of state, and all contracts made in the exercise of that
power must be executed on behalf of the governor by such people and in such way as he may
For the sake of fair form, the provision of article 299 was included. They exist to protect the
proper that the government be protected. It would be awful to believe that thousands of
government employees are daily engaging into a variety of contracts, many of which are
minor in nature, and that they are unable to contract orally or by mail in an emergency.
It's possible that the government will not be obligated by the contract in that instance, but it's
also possible that the contract will be declared void and of no consequence. It simply implies
that the concept cannot be challenged, but we assume that nothing would impede ratification,
There can be no implicit contract between the government and another individual, according
to Article 299 of the Constitution. The reason for this is because allowing such a contract
Under the Indian constitution, the state's contractual responsibility is the same as an
individual's under ordinary contract law. Before 1858, the state's obligation was the same as