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Central Inland Water Transport Corp v. Brojo Nath Ganguly
AIR 1986 SC 1571
AIR 1986 SC 1571 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1986
- Subjects
- Law of Contract I
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Standard form contract terms that are unconscionable, unreasonable, and the product of grossly unequal bargaining power may be struck down as opposed to public policy, even absent traditional vitiating factors like fraud or coercion.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
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AIR 1986 SC 1571
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