1st Semester Integrated BBA LL.B (Hons) - General Principles of Contract (Law of Contract – I) - Notes, Question Papers and Syllabus
General Principles of Contract (Law of Contract – I)
Nature of Contractual Obligation
Theories of Contract – Classification of Contract – Offer, Acceptance, and Promise.
Capacity of Parties
Disqualification by Law – Minority and Mental Incapacity – Free Consent – Factors Vitiating Free Consent: Coercion and Undue Influence – Fraud.
Lawful Object and Void Transactions
Misrepresentation – Mistake – Public Policy – Agreement in Restraint of Trade, Marriage, and Legal Proceedings – Uncertainties and Wagering Agreements.
Consideration
Definition – Effect of Contract Without Consideration – Exceptions – Intention to Create Legal Obligations.
Discharge of Contracts
Performance of Contracts – Anticipatory Breach – Impossibility of Performance – Alterations and Novation – Accord and Satisfaction – Quasi Contracts.
Remedies for Breach of Contract
Damages for Breach – Specific Performance – Rescission and Cancellation – Injunctions – Declaratory Remedies.
Suggested Readings
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Avatar Singh, Principles of Mercantile Law, Eastern Book Co., Lucknow.
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Avatar Singh, An Introduction to Contract Law.
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Pollock and Mulla, Indian Contract and Specific Relief Acts.
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A.G. Guest, Anson's Law of Contract.
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Trietal, The Law of Contract.
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A.S. Burrows, Remedies for Tort and Breach of Contract.