VENKATADRI
International Oil Co. , by its Proprietor, Selvaraj, Madras – Appellant
Versus
Indian Oil Co. Ltd. now known as Indian, Oil Corp. Ltd. Madras – Respondent
JUDGMENT :- This second appeal arises out of a suit instituted by the plaintiff, the proprietor of International Oil Co. against the Indian Oil Corporation, for an injunction restraining the defendant from withholding the supply of kerosene to the plaintiff. The supply of kerosene was on the basis of a contract entered into between the parties on 6-2-1964 (Ex. A-1). The defence to the suit is that since the plaintiff had not complied with the terms of the agreement embodied in Ex. A-1, he is not entitled for any continuous supply of kerosene and in any event, the suit itself is not maintainable. The plaintiff after some correspondence with the defendant had to file a suit for an injunction restraining the defendant, Indian Oil Corporation, from continuing the breach of contract, namely, withholding supply of kerosene and for damages for non-supply of kerosene. After the suit was filed, the Indian Oil Corporation by its letter dated 19-12-1964, terminated the contract itself. The questions that were considered by the Courts below were whether the suit for injunction is maintainable, whether the defendant committed a breach of the contract and whether the plaintiff is entitl
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