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What is considered a valid form of proposal in contract law?
What is considered a valid form of proposal in contract law?
Under what circumstances can a contract be deemed voidable?
Under what circumstances can a contract be deemed voidable?
What is the primary objective of the Specific Relief Act?
What is the primary objective of the Specific Relief Act?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a quasi-contract?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a quasi-contract?
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What is meant by 'remoteness of damages' in contract law?
What is meant by 'remoteness of damages' in contract law?
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Study Notes
Contract Law - Semester 1
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Unit I: Introduction to Contract Law
- Agreement and contract definitions, elements, and types
- Proposal, acceptance, and consideration
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Unit II: Capacity and Free Consent
- Capacity to contract
- Free consent, undue influence, misrepresentation, fraud, mistake
- Unlawful considerations and objects, fraudulent
- Key terms: Void, voidable agreements, injurious to persons or property, immoral, agreements against public policy
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Unit III: Void/Voidable Agreements
- Void and voidable agreements regarding person or property, immoral, public policy
- Contracts without consideration
- Agreements in restraint of marriage or trade
- Contingent contracts, wagering contracts
- Exceptions and details of each
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Unit IV: Contractual Obligations
- Contractual obligations, remedies, discharge
- Damages, remoteness of damages, ascertainment of damages
- Government Contracts, Quasi Contractual obligations
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Unit V: Specific Relief Act
- Specific performance of contract
- Contracts that can be specifically enforced, those that cannot
- Persons against whom enforcement can be ordered
- Rescission, cancellation, injunctions (temporary, perpetual, mandatory)
- Declaratory decrees, court discretion and powers
Bibliography
- Anson's Law of Contract (27th ed., 1998)
- Introduction to the Law of Contract (1992)
- Law of Contract (2000)
- Pollock and Mulla on the Indian Contract and Specific Relief Act (1999)
- Contract I & Specific Relief Act
- Dutt on Contract (2000)
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Test your knowledge on the fundamentals of Contract Law in this comprehensive quiz covering the introduction, elements, capacity, consent, and obligations involved in contracts. Explore concepts related to void and voidable agreements, and the essential terms that govern contractual relationships.
