RELEVANT TOPICS IN CONTRACT LAW

JUNE 2017 ATTEMPT

1. Discuss the law on revocation in a General Offer in India? Discuss the same

with the help of Lalman Shukla and Carbolic Smoke Ball Co case. Also

provide your opinion on the issue of ‘Consideration’ in such contracts.

2. Distinguish between Fraud and Misrepresentation?

3. What are the various grounds of Termination of Agency?

4. Explain the law of revocation of offer? Is there implied revocation in this case?

5. What are the various rights of an Unpaid Seller under the Sale of Goods Act

1930?

6. Sec. 56 of the Contract Act states about Impossibility of Performance. With the

help of case law, explain the scope and application of this section.

7. What is the legal position of a minor in Partnership, normal contract and

Quasi-contract?

8. Mere consent is not enough to constitute a valid contract; it should be free and

voluntary so that the contracting persons can subject themselves to the

binding obligations that are created by the Contract. Elucidate. Also

distinguish between voidable contracts and void agreements for the purpose

of Free Consent?

9. How will you differentiate Bailment and Pledge as per Indian Contract Act

1872? What are the Rights of a Bailee?

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10. Remedies for breach of Contract include seeking Injunction and Damages

from a Court of Law. Explain the different types of Injunction and Damages.

11. Differentiate between Click wrap agreements and Shrink wrap agreements

and discuss their applicability in Indian Courts.

12. Explain the Doctrine of Frustration.

13. Discuss the responsibilities of e-agents. Whether e-agent can be held liable for

misrepresentation? What are the grounds on which an agency can be

terminated?

14. What are the essential differences between social and legal agreements?

15. Wagering agreements are generally considered void. But this rule has certain

exception. Explain. ‘Though every wagering contract is speculative in nature,

every speculation [Ex: foreign exchange derivatives contract] need not

necessarily be a wager’ – Justify.

16. Discuss Anticipatory Breach of contract. In anticipatory breach, what are the

effects and remedies available to the parties.

17. What is a Digital Contract? Explain different types of Digital contract.

18. What is the liability of a Surety under a Contract of guarantee?

19. "The mere existence of Profit Sharing does not establish the Existence of

Partnership." Elucidate. Discuss the essentials of a Partnership.

20. Explain the law relating to Quasi-Contracts in India.

21. What are Conditions and Warranties under the Sale of Goods Act, 1930?

22. Case Laws:

a. Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre co Ltd vs. Selfridge co. ltd

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 b. Lalman Shukla case

c. Ashbury Railway Carriage v Riche

d. O Sarojam v UOI

e. Philips v Brooks

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