Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
Unjust Enrichment | Public Authorities Bound to Pay for Work Done on Oral Directions Verified by Official Committee : Punjab & Haryana HC
Public authorities cannot evade payment for work executed on their oral instructions when an official committee has verified the scope and value of the work. Refusal to pay under such circumstances constitutes unjust enrichment, entitling contractors to recovery even without a written contract - a critical safeguard for government contractors relying on administrative directives.