Article 20 & Section 6 of General Clauses Act cannot applied to terms & conditions of a non statutory contract

Drillmec S.P. A Vs Oil India Ltd. (Guwahati High Court) HC observed that provisions contained in Article 20 of the Constitution of India and Section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 cannot be readily read into and applied to as the terms and conditions of a non-statutory contract. FULL TEXT OF THE JUDGMENT/ORDER OF GAUHATI HIGH COURT Heard Dr. A. K. Saraf, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. P. Baruah, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. S.N. Sarma, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. K. Kalita, learned counsel for both the respondents. 2. In this writ petition under Article 226...