ROUGH DRAFT

STATEMENT OF FACTS
A is a resident of Kolkata. A goes to Bhutan for a job. B, As father falls ill and requests A
to resign and come back home. A is reluctant to resign. B incentivizes A by promising to
gift his entire property to A if A resigns and comes back to Kolkata. Since A has a
younger sister, he feels happy at the idea of getting to have the entire property. A
accordingly resigns and comes back to Kolkata. B however changes his mind and informs
A that the property will be equally divided between A and his sister. A is furious and
seeks your legal advice
ISSUES
(1) Whether there existed an intention to create legal relations between the father and
the son
(2)
Did the act by A, leaving his job and returning amount to
consideration?
Readings
Balfour vs balfour
Jones vs Padavatton
Meritt vs Meritt
SECTION25 ON INDIAN CONTRACT ACT
Agreement without consideration void, unless it is in writing and
registered, or is a promise to compensate for something done, or is
a promise to pay a debt barred by limitation law. An agreement
made without consideration is void, unless
It is expressed in writing and registered under the law for the time
being in force for the registration of documents and is made on
account of NATURAL LOVE and AFFECTION between parties standing
in a near relation to each other, or unless
It is a promise to compensate wholly or in part, a person who has
already voluntarily done something for the promiser, or something
which the promisor was legally compellable to do . or unless
It is a promise made in writing and signed by the person to be
charged therewith, or by his agent generally or specially authorized
in that behalf, to pay wholly or in part a debt of which the creditor
might have enforced payment but for the law for the limitation of
suits