Delhi Race Club (1940) Ltd vs The State Of Uttar Pradesh
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Case Significance
Delhi Race Club (1940) Ltd vs The State Of Uttar Pradesh is a Supreme Court of India decision dated August 23, 2024 (citation: insc-2024-626). A horse feed supplier filed a criminal complaint for cheating and criminal breach of trust against Delhi Race Club after payments from the Delhi Horse Trainers Association stopped. The Supreme Court quashed the criminal proceedings, holding that the dispute was purely civil in nature arising from a commercial transaction. The Court also observed that cheating and criminal breach of trust are antithetical offences that cannot coexist in the same facts, and directed the judgment be sent to the The bench comprised Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra. The judgment was delivered by Justice J.B. Pardiwala.
Summary
A horse feed supplier filed a criminal complaint for cheating and criminal breach of trust against Delhi Race Club after payments from the Delhi Horse Trainers Association stopped. The Supreme Court quashed the criminal proceedings, holding that the dispute was purely civil in nature arising from a commercial transaction. The Court also observed that cheating and criminal breach of trust are antithetical offences that cannot coexist in the same facts, and directed the judgment be sent to the Ministry of Law and Home Department.
What was the outcome of Delhi Race Club (1940) Ltd vs The State Of Uttar Pradesh?
A horse feed supplier filed a criminal complaint for cheating and criminal breach of trust against Delhi Race Club after payments from the Delhi Horse Trainers Association stopped. The Supreme Court q...
Judgment
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Read on Indian KanoonSource: Indian Kanoon (insc-2024-626)