DAMODARAM SANJIVYYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

Visakhapatnam

COURSE OUTLINE, 2019-20 (Odd Semester)

Title of the Subject: Special Contracts. Semester:

Third
Name of the Faculty: Mr. P. J. Naidu Total No. of Hours:
60

OBJECTIVES

This Course is in furtherance to the General Principles of Contract Law. The Main objective of the course is
to cover special contractual relationships, comprising Bailment, Pledge, Indemnity, Guarantee, Agency,
Sale of Goods and Partnership. The emphasis shall be on the principles governing each of these special
contracts, the relevant provisions under the statutes and application of these provisions in the land - mark
judgments through case study method. Attention shall also be paid on duly equipping students with a
practical insight on various aspects of these special contracts.
COURSE OUTLINE+

NO. OF THE TITLE OF THE UNIT CASES No. of

UNIT
Unit 1 The Indian Partnership Act, 1932
 The Nature of Partnership.
 Existence of partnership – sharing of
profits.
 Creditor-debtor relationship.
 Partnership property.
 Relations of partners to third parties
Unit 2 Registration of Firms and Dissolution of a firm
 Reference of dispute to arbitration as
envisaged in the partnership agreement.
 Partnership for a fixed term –
dissolution on expiry of the term.
 Suit for dissolution of partnership and
accounts.
 Dissolution of firm – No public notice.
sess-
ions
1. K.D. Kamath & Co. v. CIT (1971) 2 SCC 873.
2. Cox v. Hickman (1860) 8 H.L.C. 268.
3. Mollwo, March & Co. v. The Court of Wards
(1872) L.R. 4 P.C. 419.
4. Miles v. Clarke (1953) 1 All ER 779. 14
5. Trimble v. Goldberg (1906) AC 494 (PC).
6. Holme v. Hammond (1872) L.R. 7 Ex. 218 : 41
L.J. Ex. 157.
7. Rhodes v. Moules (1895) 1 Ch. 236 (CA).
8. Hamlyn v. Houston & Co. (1903) 1 K.B. 81.
9. Tower Cabinet Co., Ltd v. Ingram (1949) 1 KBD
1032.
10. Shivagouda Rajiv Patil v. Chanderkant
Neelkanth Sadalge AIR 1965 SC 212
11. CIT v. Jayalakshmi Rice and Oil Mills Contractor
Co. AIR 1971 SC 1015 : (1971) 1 SCC 280.
12. Jagadish Chandra Gupta v. Kajaria Traders
(India) Ltd. AIR 1964 SC 1882.
13. Haldiram Bhujiawala v. Anand Kumar Deepak
Kumar (2000) 3 SCC 250 . 12
14. Saligram Ruplal Khanna v. Kanwar Rajnath AIR
1974 SC 1094.

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  Mode of settlement of accounts.
Unit 3 The Sale of Goods Act, 1930
 Papers of Clients – not goods.
 ‘Sale’ and ‘Agreement to Sell’.
 Statutory Transactions.
 Contract For Works/Labour.
Unit 4 The Hire-Purchase Act, 1972
The Sale of Goods Act, 1930
 Hire-Purchase agreements.
 Doctrine of Caveat Emptor.
 Reliance by buyer on seller’s skill.
 Passing of property.
 The right of an innocent buyer.
 Right of an un-paid seller.
15. Santiranjan Das Gupta v. Dasuram Murzamull
(1973) 3 SCC 463 : AIR 1973 SC 48.
16. M/s. Juggilal Kamlapat v. M/s. Sew Chand
Bagree, AIR 1960 Cal. 463.
17. Sharad Vasant Kotak v. Ramniklal Mohanlal
Chawda (1998) 2 SCC 171.
18. S.V.Chandra Pandian v. S.V.Sivalinga Nadar
(1993) 1 SCC 589.
19. R.D.Saxena v. Balaram Prasad Sharma, AIR
2000 SC 2912.
20. Commissioner of Sales Tax, M.P. v. M.P. 15
Electricity Board, Jabalpur, AIR 1970 SC 732 :
(1969) 1 SCC 200.
21. State of Madras v. Gannon Dunkerley & Co.
(Madras) Ltd., 1959 SCR 379.
22. Vishnu Agencies (P) Ltd. V. Commercial Tax
Officer, AIR 1978 SC 449 : (1978) 1 SCC 520.
23. Coffee Board, Karnataka v. Commissioner of
Commercial Taxes, AIR 1988 SC 1487.
24. Commissioner of Commercial Taxes v. Hindustan
Aeronautics Ltd., AIR 1972 SC 744 : (1972) 1
SCC 395.
25. Sentinel Rolling Shutters and Engg. Co. (P) Ltd.
v. CST, AIR 1978 SC 545 : (1978) 4 SCC 260.
26. Northern Indian Caterers (India) Ltd., v. Lt.
Governor of Delhi (1978) 4 SCC 36 & (1980) 2
SCR 650.
27. State of Karnataka v. Udipikrishna Bhavan
(1981) 3 SCC 76.
28. Larsen and Toubro Limited and another v. State
of Karnataka and another (2014) 1 SCC 708.
29. M/S Kone Elevator India Pvt. Ltd. v. State of
Tamil Nadu & Ors. (2014) SCC 1
30. State of Karnataka etc., v. Pro Lab and others,
AIR 2015 SC 1098.
31. K.L.Johar & Co. Dy. CTO, AIR 1965 SC 1082 :
(1965) 2 SCR 112.
32. Sundaram Finance Ltd., v. State of Kerala, AIR 11
1966 SC 1178 : (1966) 2 SCR 828.
33. British Paints (India) Ltd., Union of India, AIR
1971 CAL. 393.
34. Jones v. Just (1868) 3 Q.B. 197.
35. Richard Thorold Grant v. Australian Knitting Mill,
Ltd. AIR 1936 PC 34.
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Unit 5 The Indian Contract Act, 1872.
 Indemnity and Guarantee (Ss 124-147).
 Bailment (Ss 148-181).
 ‘Agent’ and ‘Principal’ defined;
 Who may employ an agent and who may
be appointed as an agent;
 Rights, duties and liabilities of principal
and agent, scope and limitation,
ratification and revocation of authority;
 Appointment of sub-agent.
Important Note:
1. The students are advised to read from the text books from the list of essential readings along with
legislations and cases.
2. The topics and cases given above are not exhaustive. The teacher shall be at liberty to add new
topics/cases.
3. The students are required to study the legislations as amended up-to-date and consult the latest
editions of books/ articles.
Essential Readings
36. CIT v. Mysore Chromite Ltd. (1955) 1 SCR 849 :
AIR 1955 SC 98.
37. P.S.N.S. Ambalavana Chettiar v. Express
Newspapers Ltd. (1968) 2 SCR 239 : AIR 1968
SC 741.
38. Agricultural Market Committee v. Shalimar
Chemical Works Ltd. (1997) 5 SCC 516 : AIR
1997 SC 2502.
39. Pearson v. Rose & Young, Ltd. (1950) 2 Ch. D.
1027.
40. Mysore Sugar Co. Ltd., Bangalore v. Manohar
Metal Industries, Chikpet, Bangalore, AIR 1982
Kant. 283.
41. Gopala Kirshna Pillai v. K.M.Mani, (1984) 2 SCC
83 : AIR 1984 SC 216.
42. Narandas Morardas Gaziwala and others v.
S.P.A.M Papamma and another, AIR 1967 SC
333.
43. Kuchwar Lime and Stone Company v. Messrs 10
Dehri Rohtas Light Railway Company Limited
and Another, AIR 1969 SC 193.
44. Lakshminarayan Ram Gopal and Son Limited v.
Government of Hyderabad, AIR 1954 SC 364.
45. Snow White Industrial Corporation, Madras v.
Collector of Central Excise, Madras, AIR 1989
SC 1555.
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 1. Pollock & Mulla – Indian Contract Act volume-II Lexis Nexis

2. Anson Law of Contract Oxford University Press, London

3. Cheshire & Fifoot: Law of Contract Buttersworth, London,

4. T.S.Venkatesa Iyer Sale of Goods Act,1930 S.Gogia &Co

5. Mulla The sale of Goods Act, 1930 and Lexis Nexis
the Indian Partnership Act,
6. Pollock & Mulla The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 Lexis Nexis

Suggested Reading

1. Venkatesa Iyer Law of Contracts – Vol. 2 S.Gogia & Company

2. K.Krishnan Nair Law of Contract S.Gogia &Company

3. Dr.S.K.Kapoor Contracts II along with Sale of Central Law Agency
Goods Act and Indian
Partnership Act

4. Avtar Singh – Contract & Specific Relief Act. Eastern Book Company,
6. Avtar Singh Principles of the Law of Sale of Eastern Book company
Goods and Hire Purchase

Advanced Reading

1. Nilima Bhadbhade Contract Law in India Kluwer Law International

2. G.C.V. Subba Rao Special Contracts S. Gogia & Co

3. Dr.Madhusudan sahary Indian Partnership Act with Limited Universal Law

Liability Partnership Act, 2008
4. A.Ramaiah Sale of Goods Act, 1930 The Law Book Co.Allahabad
5. P.S. Atiyah Sale of Goods Act, 1930 Universal Book Traders, Delhi
6. R.Chakraborty The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 and Orient Publishing Company
partnership
7. Avtar Singh Introduction to Law of Eastern Book Company
Partnership( including Limited
Liability Partnership)