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I Semester of 3 Year LL.B./ IV Semester of 5 Years B.A. LL.B./B.B.A.

LL.B. Examination, June/July 2014
CONTRACT – I
Duration : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 100

Instructions : 1. Answer all 5 Questions.

2. Figures to the right indicate marks
3. Answers should be written either in English or Kannada
completely.

UNIT – I

Q. No. 1. (a) Define consideration. State the exceptions to the rule that
the promise without consideration is void. Marks : 15
±ÜÅ£´ÜÆÊÜ®Üá° ÊÝÂTݯÔÄ. ""±ÜÅ£´ÜÆËÆÉ¨Ü ÊÝWݪ®Ü ÍÜã®Ü Â'' GíŸ
¯¿áÊÜáPæR CÃÜáÊÜ A±ÜÊݨÜWÜÙÜ®Üá° £ÚÔ.
OR/A¥ÜÊÝ
State the doctrine of privity of contract. Explain the
exceptions to the doctrine.
JvÜíŸwPæ¿áÈÉ »ÝX ԨݜíñÜÊÜ®Üá° £ÚÔÄ. D ԨݜíñÜPæR CÃÜáÊÜ
A±ÜÊݨÜWÜÙÜ®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔÄ.
(b) Solve the problem. Give reasons to your answer. Marks : 5
ÓÜÊÜáÓæ ¹wÔÄ. ¯ÊÜá¾ EñܤÃÜPæR PÝÃÜ|WÜÙÜ®Üá° PæãwÄ.
Gopal’s son was missing. He ordered his servant Ranganna to
search that boy. Ranganna went to different places to search
the boy. Subsequently, Gopal declared the reward of Rs. 10,000/-
to any one who finds the missing boy. Ranganna is not aware
of this reward. However, he finds and returns the boy to Gopal.
Can Ranganna claim this reward ?
Wæãà±ÝÆ®Ü ÊÜáWÜ®Üá ñܲ³ÔPæãíwÃÜáÊÜ®Üá. AÊÜ®Üá ñܮܰ ÓæàÊÜPÜ®Ý¨Ü ÃÜíWÜ|¡¯Wæ
B ÖÜávÜáWܮܮÜá° ÖÜávÜáPÜÆá B¨æàÎԨܮÜá. ÃÜíWÜ|¡®Üá PÜÙæ¨ÜáÖæãà¨Ü B
ÊÜáWÜáÊÜ®Üá° ÖÜávÜáPÜÜÆá ¸æàÃæ ¸æàÃæ ÓܧÙÜPæR Öæãà¨Ü®Üá. ñܨܮÜíñÜÃÜ,
Wæãà±ÝÆ®Üá B ÊÜáWÜáÊÜ®Üá° ÖÜávÜáQPæãorÊÜÄWæ ÃÜã±ÝÀá 10,000/ &
ŸÖÜáÊÜÞ®Ü NãàÑԨܮÜá. ÃÜíWÜ|¡¯Wæ B ŸÖÜáÊÜÞ®Ü¨Ü ŸWæY Wæ㣤ÆÉ.
B¨ÝWÜãÂ, B ÊÜáWÜáÊÜ®Üá° ÖÜávÜáQ Wæãà±ÝƯWæ ÊÜáÃÜÚÓÜáñݤ®æ. ÃÜíWÜ|¡®Üá
B ŸÖÜáÊÜÞ®ÜÊÜ®Üá° PæàÙܟÖÜá¨æà ?
OR/A¥ÜÊÝ
P.T.O.
0101/0423 -2- *0101/0423*

‘A’ posts his proposal to sell his computer system to ‘B’ on

20-12-2009. ‘B’ receives this proposal on 23-12-2009 and on
the same day ‘B’ posts his letter of acceptance. Thereafter ‘B’
sends telegram revoking his acceptance on 24-12-2009. ‘A’
receives B’ s acceptance letter on 24-12-2009 and telegram on
25-12-2009. Is there a contract between A and B ?
"A'®Üá ñܮܰ WÜ|PÜ¿áíñÜÅÊÜ®Üá° ÊÜÞÃÜáÊÜ ±ÜÅÓݤÊÜ ®æ¿á®Üá° "Ÿ'¯Wæ
©®ÝíPÜ 20&12&2009 ÃÜí¨Üá Aíaæ±æqrWæWæ ÖÝPÜáñݤ®æ. "Ÿ'¯Wæ D
±ÜÅÓݤÊÜ®æ ©®ÝíPÜ 23&12&2009 ÃÜí¨Üá ñÜÆá±Üâñܤ¨æ ÊÜáñÜᤠA¨æà ©®Ü
"Ÿ'®Üá ñܮܰ ÔÌàPÜê£ ±ÜñÜÅÊÜ®Üá° Aíaæ±æqrWæ Wæ ÖÝPÜáñݤ®æ. ñܨܮÜíñÜÃÜ "Ÿ'®Üá
ñÜ®°Ü ÔÌàPÜꣿá®Üá° ×í±Üv¿æ ááÊÜ E¨æઠÍÜ©í¨Ü ©®ÝíPÜ 24&12&2009 ÃÜí¨Üá
ñÜí£ ÓÜí¨æàÍÜÊÜ®Üá° PÜÙÜá×ÓÜáñݤ®æ. "A'®Üá "Ÿ'®Ü ÔÌàPÜê£ ±ÜñÜÅÊÜ®Üá°
24 &12 &2009 ÃÜ í ¨Ü á ±Ü v æ ¿ ááñݤ ® æ ÊÜ á ñÜ á ¤ ñÜ í £ ÓÜ í ¨æ à ÍÜ Ê Ü ® Ü á °
25&12&2009 PæR ±Üvæ¿ááñݤ®æ. CÈÉ JvÜíŸwPæ¿ÞX¨æÁáà ?

UNIT – II
Q. No. 2. (a) Define ‘Consent’. Explain the circumstances under which
consent is said to be free. Marks : 15
ÓÜÊÜá¾£¿á®Üá° ÊÝÂTݯÔ. ÓÜÊÜá¾£¿áá ¿ÞÊÝWÜ ÊÜááPܤ ÓÜÊÜá¾£¿ÞWÜáñܤ¨æ
GíŸá¨Ü®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔÄ.
OR/A¥ÜÊÝ
Explain different types of agreements which are Void Ab initio.
BÃÜí»Ü©í¨ÜÇæà ÍÜã®ÜÂÊÝ¨Ü ËË«Ü ŸWæ¿á J±Ü³í¨ÜWÜÙÜ®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔÄ.
(b) Write short note : Marks : 5
ÆZá q±Ü³~ ŸÃæÀáÄ :
i) Contingent Contract.
ÓÜí»ÜÊܯà¿á JvÜíŸwPæ.
OR/A¥ÜÊÝ
ii) Agreement by way of wager
±Üí¨Ü嬆 (gãhÝo) Äࣿá JvÜíŸwPæ.

UNIT – III
Q. No. 3. (a) What is frustration of contract ? State specific grounds
of frustration. Marks : 15
JvÜíŸwPæ¿á ¯ÐÜ³Æ Ô¨ÝœíñÜÊæí¨ÜÃæà®Üá ? ¯ÐÜ³Æ Ô¨ÝœíñÜ¨Ü ËË«Ü
B«ÝÃÜWÜÙÜ®Üá° ÖæàÚÄ.
OR/A¥ÜÊÝ
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State the effects of anticipatory breach of contract.
JvÜ í ŸwPæ ¿ á ¯ÄàPÜ Ò O Ý (AÊÜ — Wæ Êæ ã ¨Ü Ç æ à ) EÆÉ í Z®æ ¿ á
±ÜÄOÝÊÜáWÜÙÜ®Üá° ÖæàÚÄ.
(b) Solve the following problem. Give reasons to your answer. Marks : 5
D PæÙÜX®Ü ÓÜÊÜáÓæ ¹wÔ. EñܤÃÜPæR PÝÃÜ| PæãwÄ.
Rajesh has agreed to deliver the goods to Suresh at Kolar on
a specified day for a certain price. Time is essence of the
contract. Rajesh fails to deliver the goods on the specified
day to Suresh. Suresh rescinds the contract and files a suit
to recover damages. Decide.
ÃÝhæàÍÜ Gí¸ÝñÜ®Üá, ÓÜáÃæàÍܯWæ Jí¨Üá ¯WÜ©ñÜ ©®Ü¨Üí¨Üá, ¯WÜ©ñÜ ¸æÇæWæ
PæãàÇÝÃܨÜÈÉ ÓÜÃÜPÜáWÜÙÜ®Üá° ±ÜäÃæçÓÜÆá J²³¨Ýª®æ. ÊæàÙæ¿áá JvÜíŸwPæ¿á
AñÜÂÊÜÍÜÂPÜ ZoPÜÊÝX¨æ. ÃÝhæàÍÜ®Üá ¯WÜ©ñÜ ©®Ü¨Üí¨Üá ÓÜÃÜPÜáWÜÙÜ®Üá°
±ÜäÃæçÓÜáÊÜÈÉ Ë´ÜƮݨܮÜá. ÓÜáÃæàÍÜ®Üá JvÜíŸwPæ¿á®Üá° ÃܨÜ᪠ÊÜÞw
±ÜÄÖÝÃÜ «Ü®Ü PæàÚ ÊæãPܨܪÊæá ÖÝPÜáñݤ®æ. ¯|ìÀáÔÄ.
OR/A¥ÜÊÝ

‘A’ the owner of motor car agreed to cell his motor car to ‘B’
for Rs. 1.5 lakhs. The car was destroyed by fire before ‘A’
could sell the car to ‘B’. Hence ‘A’ could not sell the car to
‘B’. ‘B’ files a suit against A to recover damages for breach
of contract. Decide.
Jí¨Üá PÝÄ®Ü ¿ágÊÜÞ®Ü®Ý¨Ü "A'®Üá ñܮܰ PÝÃÜ®Üá° ÃÜã. 1.5 ÆPÜÒPæR
"Ÿ'¯Wæ ÊÜÞÃÜÆá J²³¨Ü®Üá. B PÝÃÜá "A'®Üá "Ÿ'¯Wæ ÊÜÞÃÜáÊÜ Êæã¨ÜÇæà
ÓÜáoár ÖæãàÀáñÜá. B¨ÜªÄí¨Ü "A'®Üá "Ÿ'¯Wæ PÝÃÜá ÊÜÞÃÝo
ÊÜÞvÜÇÝWÜÈÆÉ. "Ÿ'®Üá JvÜíŸwPæ¿á EÆÉíZ®æWÝX "A'®Ü ËÃÜá¨Üœ
±ÜÄÖÝÃÜ PæãàÄ ÊæãPܨܪÊæá ÖÜãw¨Ü®Üá. ¯|ìÀáÔÄ.
UNIT – IV

Q. No. 4. (a) What is quasi contract ? Explain the different types of quasi
contracts. Marks : 15
JvÜíŸwPæWÜÙÜ®Üá° ÖæãàÆáÊÜ ÓÜíŸí«Ü (AÃæ JvÜíŸwPæ)WÜÙæí¨ÜÃæà®Üá ?
ËË«Ü Äࣿá AÃæ JvÜíŸwPæWÜÙÜ®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔÄ.
OR/A¥ÜÊÝ
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Explain ‘general’ and ‘special’ damages.

ÓÝÊÜޮܠÊÜáñÜᤠËÍæàÐÜ ±ÜÄÖÝÃÜ «Ü®ÜWÜÙÜ®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔ.
(b) Solve the following problem. Give reasons to your answer. Marks : 5
D PæÙÜX®Ü ÓÜÊÜáÓæ¿á®Üá° ¹wÔÄ. ¯ÊÜá¾ EñܤÃÜPæR PÝÃÜ|WÜÙÜ®Üá° PæãwÄ.
A businessman has paid the sales tax to the government by
mistake of law. Can he recover the same ?
KÊÜì ÊݱÝÄ¿áá PÝ®Üã¯®Ü ñܱÜâ³ WÜÅ×PæÀáí¨Ü ÊÜÞÃÝo ñæÄWæ¿á®Üá°
ñÜáí¹¨Ü®Üá. AÊÜ®Üá A¨Ü®Üá° ÊÜáÃÜÚ ±Üvæ¿áŸÖÜá¨æà ?
OR/A¥ÜÊÝ
‘A’ a fruit seller forgets a bag containing the fruits in the
house of ‘B’. ‘B’ eats those fruits. ‘A’ files a suit to recover
the value of those fruits. Decide.
"A' GíŸ KÊÜì ÖÜ~¡®Ü ÊݱÝÄ¿áá Jí¨Üá ÖÜ~¡®Ü bàÆÊÜ®Üá° "Ÿ'®Ü
ÊÜá®æ¿áÈÉ ÊÜáÃ棨ݪ®æ. "Ÿ'®Üá B ÖÜ|á¡WÜÙÜ®Üá° £®Üá°ñݤ®æ. B ÖÜ|á¡WÜÙÜ
¸æÇæ ±Üv¿
æ áÆá "A'®Üá "Ÿ'®Ü ËÃÜá¨Üœ ÊæãPܨÊ
ªÜ áæ ÖÜãvÜáñݤ®.æ ¯|ìÀáÔÄ.
UNIT – V

Q. No. 5. (a) Explain in brief the various types of specific relief that may
be granted by the court under the Specific Relief Act.
Marks : 15
¯©ìÐÜ r ±Ü Ä ÖÝÃÜ A—¯¿áÊÜ á ¨Ü w ¿áÈÉ ®Ý¿ÞÆ¿áÊÜ â
¨Ü¿á±ÝÈÓܟÖÜá¨Ý¨Ü ËË«Ü Äà£¿á ¯©ìÐÜr ±ÜÄÖÝÃÜWÙÜ ®Ü áÜ ° ÓÜíQÒ±¤ÜÊÝX
ËÊÜÄÔÄ.
OR/A¥ÜÊÝ
Explain the circumstances under which court may refuse to
grant perpetual injunction.
®Ý¿ÞÆ¿áÊÜâ ¯ÃÜíñÜÃÜ ñÜvæ¿Þhæn¿á®Üá° ¨Ü¿á±ÝÈÓܨæà CÃܟÖÜá¨Ý¨Ü
ÓÜí¨Ü»ÜìWÜÙÜ®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔÄ.
(b) Write short note : Marks : 5
ÆZá q±Ü³~ ŸÃæÀáÄ :
i) Recovery of possession of immovable property.
Ô§ÃÜ BÔ¤¿á Óݳ—à®Üñæ¿á®Üá° ÊÜáÃÜÚ ±Üvæ¿ááËPæ.
OR/A¥ÜÊÝ
ii) Declaratory decrees.
NãàÐÜOÝñܾPÜ £à±ÜâìWÜÙÜá.
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