..., they escape all liability. The question arises, whether this position is supported by legal principle.Section 69 of the Indian Contract Act provides that a...section 69 of the Indian Contract Act, even though it ultimately transpires, as a result of litigation, that he had not in fact or in law the interest for the protection whereof the payment...contention of the defendants. In this view, the plaintiffs would be entitled, if section 69 applies, to recover the whole sum from the defendants. They have, however, claimed to recover only a portion of that...