Section 55 : Special provisions concerning compensation

Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Act, action with respect to compensation for a contract under this chapter shall be taken as follows:

1) In case a buyer does not accept or refuses to accept or refuses to pay the price of goods after once signing a contract relating to the sale of goods, the seller may, subject to the contract, claim compensation from the buyer in consideration of the buyer’s failure to accept or refusal to accept the goods.

(2) While determining compensation under Clause (a), in case goods not accepted or rejected by the buyer are available in the market, compensation shall be determined on the basis of the difference between the price of goods mentioned in the contract and the market or current price.

(3) In case the seller does not deliver or refuses to deliver goods according to the contract after signing a contract relating to the sale of goods, the buyer may claim compensation from the seller in consideration of his/her failure to deliver the goods.

While determining Compensation under Clause (c), in case the goods which the seller has refused or failed to deliver to the buyer are available in the market, compensation shall be determined on the basis of a difference between the price of the goods mentioned in the contract and the market or current price.