1st Semester LLB Unitary - Law of Contracts (Contract I) - Notes, Question Papers and Syllabus
CP 01 – Law of Contracts
Subject shall be taught by incorporating the recent developments.
Unit 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 – Undue Influence – Fraud
Unit II
Consideration – Definition – Effect of Contract Without Consideration – Exceptions – Intention to Create Legal Obligations – Lawful Object – Void Transactions – Misrepresentation – Mistake – Public Policy – Agreement in Restraint of Trade, Marriage and Legal Proceedings – Uncertainties and Wagering Agreements
Unit III
Discharge of Contracts – Performance of Contracts – Anticipatory Breach – Impossibility of Performance – Alterations and Novation – Accord and Satisfaction – Quasi Contracts
Unit IV
Remedies for Breach – Damages for Breach – Specific Performance – Rescission and Cancellation – Injunctions – Declaratory Remedies
Unit V
E-Contracts – Benefits of E-Contracting – Formation of E-Contracts – Essentials of E-Contracts – Problems Relating to E-Contracts – Different Types of E-Contracts – Relevant Provisions of the Information Technology Act
Suggested Readings
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Avatar Singh – Principles of Mercantile Law
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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
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Cheshire – Law of Contracts
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M. Krishnan Nair M – Law of Contracts