LANDMARK CASE
Energy Watchdog v. Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
(2017) 14 SCC 80 · Supreme Court of India · Contract law
At a glance
- Citation: (2017) 14 SCC 80
- Court: Supreme Court of India
- Area of law: Contract law
- In one line: No. A rise in price does not make performance impossible.
1 Facts
Power producers claimed that a rise in Indonesian coal prices excused them.
2 Issue
Does a price rise frustrate a contract or trigger force majeure?
3 What the court decided
No. A rise in price does not make performance impossible.
4 Why it matters
Important for force majeure and frustration.
5 Think about it
How would COVID-19 differ from a price rise?
6 Analyse it yourself
Read the full judgment from an official source or a law database, then brief it in seven steps: facts, issues, arguments, decision, ratio, obiter and significance. Always check the citation before you rely on it.
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