In Brief
Universal Petro Chemicals entered into a collaboration agreement with BP's subsidiary Aral Aktiengesellschaft to manufacture and distribute Aral lubricants in India. After government approval extended the agreement until December 31, 2009, the defendant terminated it in April 2004. The High Court upheld the injunction against termination but refused specific performance, as the contract involved complex, unspecified future obligations. The Supreme Court dismissed the appellant's appeal for damages for the period after August 24, 2005, holding that compensation under the Specific Relief Act cannot be awarded without proper pleading or amendment—which the appellant never sought despite having 13 years to do so.
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