- (1.) This revisional application raises a short but important question for determination.
(2.) Pursuant to a tender issued by the Joint Director (Stores and Purchases), Oil and Natural Gas Commission ('ONGC' for short), Shibsagar (Assam), the opposite party submitted a quotation for supply of certain materials. The quotation was accepted and an order was placed for supply of 50mm H. P. Valves.
(3.) Alleging that the above materials were duly supplied but the petitioners, who are all officers of the ONGC, neither returned the materials nor paid the price thereof, the opposite party instituted a suit being Title Suit. No. 254 of 1979 in the 3rd Court of the learned Munsif at Howrah, for certain declarations and recovery of the price of the materials supplied.;