Q: Elaborate the citation of Dambarudhar Behra V. State of Orissa, 1980 ?

 Ans: In Dambarudhar Behera v. State of Orissa (1980), the plaintiff rescinded the contract due to misrepresentation of facts by the other party. The plaintiff claimed damages as the expenditure occurred in the formulation of the contract and the loss of earnings till the time the plaintiff got to know about the misrepresentation. The Court awarded damages to him and held that the damages given for fraudulent misrepresentation should not surpass the losses which would have occurred had the facts not been misrepresented.


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