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First Semester Three Year LL.B. Examination, January 2012

CONTRACT – I (Course – I)
(General Principles of Contracts)

Time : 3 Hours Max. Marks : 100

Instructions : 1. Answer all 5 questions.
2. One essay type and one short note question or problem from
each Unit have to be attempted, which is referred as Part (a)
and (b) in all the units.
3. Figures to the right indicate marks.
4. Answer should be written either in English or in Kannada
completely.

UNIT – I

Q.No. 1. (a) “All contracts are agreements but all agreements are not
contracts”. Explain. Marks : 15
""PÜÃÝÃÜáWÜÙæÆÉÊÜä J±Ü³í¨ÜWÜÙæà, B¨ÜÃæ J±Ü³í¨ÜWÜÙæÆÉÊÜä PÜÃÝÃÜáWÜÙÜÆÉ''. ËÊÜÄÔ.
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What is meant by ‘consideration’ ? Explain the essentials of it.

""±ÜÅ£´ÜÆ'' Gí¨ÜÃæà®Üá ? A¨ÜÃÜ ±ÜÅÊÜááS AÊÜÍÜÂPÜñæWÜÙÜ®Üá° £ÚÔ.

(b) Solve the following problem. Marks : 5
‘A in Mumbai rings up ‘B’ of Bangalore offering to sell a car for
Rs. 50,000/-. ‘B’ says that he accepts the offer but at that time
due to technical defect in the telephone line, ‘A’ does not hear
B’s acceptance. Can ‘B’ enforce this contract ? Give reasons.
PæÙÜX®Ü ÓÜÊÜáÓæÂWÜÙÜ®Üá° ¯«ÜìÄÔÄ.
ÊÜááíŸÀá¿áÈÉÃáÜ ÊÜ "G'®Üá ¸æíWÜÙã Ü Ä®ÜÈÉÃáÜ ÊÜ "¹'Wæ ¨ÜãÃÜÊÝ~¿á ÊÜááTÝíñÜÃÜ
ÃÜã. 50,000 PæR ñܮܰ PÝÃÜ®Üá° ÊÜÞÃÜÆá ±ÜÅÓݤ²ÓÜáñݤ®æ. "¹'¿áá ñܮܰ J²³Wæ
ÓÜãbÓÜáñݤ®æ. B¨ÜÃæ B ÓÜÊÜá¿á¨ÜÈÉ ¨ÜãÃÜÊÝ~¿á ñÜí£WÜÙÜÈÉÃÜáÊÜ ¨æãàÐܨÜ
PÝÃÜ| "G' ¿áá "¹' ÓÜãbst J²³Wæ¿á®Üá° PæàÚÔPæãÙÜáÛÊÜ©ÆÉ. ""¹' ¿áá D
PÜÃÝÃÜ®Üá° hÝÄWæãÚÓܟÖÜá¨æà ? PÝÃÜ| Pæãw.
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‘A’ sold his car worth Rs. 10,000/- for Rs. 5000/- to ‘B’. Can this
agreement be questioned and if so, on what grounds ?
‘A’¿áá ñÜ®°Ü ÃÜã. 10,000/& ¸æÇæ ¸ÝÙÜáÊÜ PÝÃÜ®áÜ ° ‘B’ Wæ ÃÜã. 5000/&WÜÚWæ
ÊÜÞĨܮáÜ . D PÜÃÝÃÜ®áÜ ° ±ÜÅÍÓ°æ Ÿ
Ü ÖÜá¨æà ? ÖÝX¨Üê æ ¿ÞÊÜ B«ÝÃÜ¨Ü ÊæáàÇæ ±ÜÅÎÓ° Ÿ
Ü ÖÜá¨Üá ?
P.T.O.
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UNIT – II

Q.No. 2. (a) Who are competent to contract ? Explain the principles laid down
in the case of Mohori Bibee v/s D.Ghose. Marks : 15
JvÜíŸwPæ ÊÜÞwPæãÙÜÛÆá AÖÜìñæ EÙÜÛÊÜÃÝÃÜá ? ÊæãÖæãàÄ ¹à¹ ËÃÜá¨Üœ
«ÜÊæãì¨ÝӅ NãàӅ ÊæãPܨܪÊæá¿áÈÉ ±ÜÅ£±Ý©ÓÜÇÝ¨Ü ñÜñÜÌWÜÙÜ®Üá° £ÚÔ.
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Define ‘Free consent’. What are the elements of Fraud ? Cite

leading cases.
"ÊÜááPܤ ÓÜÊáÜ £¾ '¿á®Üá° ÊÝÂTݯÔ. ÊæãàÓÜ¨Ü AÊÜÍÂÜ PÜ ZoPÜWÙÜ áÜ ¿ÞÊÜâÊÜâ ? ±ÜÅÊáÜ áS
±ÜÅPÜÃÜ|WÜÙÜ®Üá° £ÚÔ.
(b) Solve the following Problem. Marks : 5
‘A’ applied to a banker for a loan at a time when there was
stringency in the money market. The banker declined to lend the
loan except at an unusually high rate of interest. ‘A’ accepted the
loan on these terms. Whether the contract is vitiated by undue
influence, decide.
PæÙÜX®Ü ÓÜÊÜáÓæÂWÜÙÜ®Üá° ¯«ÜìÄÔÄ.
ÖÜ|¨Ü ÊÜ ÞÃÜáPÜpær¿áÈÉ ÖÜ|¨Ü PæãÃÜñæÀáÃÜáÊÝWÜ ‘A’ ¿áá JŸº ¸ÝÂíPÜÃܯWæ
ÓÝÆPæãRàÓÜRÃÜ AiìÖÝQPæãÙÜáÛñݤ®æ. ¸ÝÂíPÜÃÜ®Üá AÓÝÊÜޮܠŸwx¨ÜÃܨÜÈÉ ÊÜÞñÜÅ
ÓÝÆ PæãvÜáÊæ®æí¨Üá ‘A’ Wæ £ÚÓÜáñݤ®æ. D ¨ÜÃܨÜÈÉ ‘A’ ¿áá ÓÝÆ ÔÌàPÜÄÓÜáñݤ®æ.
D J±Ü ³ í ¨Ü Ê Ü â A®Ü á bñÜ ±Ü Å »ÝÊÜ © í¨Ü ±Ü Å »ÝËñÜ Ê ÝX¨æ Á áà GíŸá¨Ü ® Ü á °
£àÊÜÞì¯Ô.
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‘A’ a minor, falsely represents to ‘B’ that he is a major and

purchases some goods on credit. ‘B’ files a suit to recover the
price from ‘A’ Decide.
"G' GíŸ A±Ýűܤ ÊÜ¿áÔÕ®Ü ÊÜÂQ¤¿áá ñÝ®Üá ±ÝÅ¿áÓܤ®æí¨Üá "¹'Wæ ñܱÜâ³ ¯ÃÜã±ÜOæ
¯àw PæÆÊÜâ ÊÜÓáÜ ¤WÙÜ ®Ü áÜ ° ÓÝÆÊÝX ±Üv¨
æ áÜ PæãívÜ®áÜ . "¹' ¿áá ¸æÇ¿
æ á ÊÜÓã
Ü ÈWÝX
"G' ÊæáàÇæ ¨ÝÊæ ÖÜãvÜáÊÜ®Üá. £àÊÜÞì¯Ô.
UNIT – III

Q.No. 3. (a) Explain the doctrine of ‘frustration’ with reference to decided cases. Marks : 15

»ÜWÜ°ñæ ñÜñÜÌÊÜ®Üá° £àÊÜÞì¯ñÜ ±ÜÅPÜÃÜ|WÜÙÜ B«ÝÃÜ¨Ü ÊæáàÇæ ËÊÜÄÔ.

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What is meant by ‘anticipatory breach of contract’. Explain the

consequences of such breach.

""JvÜíŸwPæ¿á ¯ÄàPÜÒOÝ EÆÉíZ®æ'' Gí¨ÜÃàæ ®Üá ? A¨ÜÃÜ ±ÜÄOÝÊÜáWÜÙ®Ü áÜ ° ËÊÜÄÔ.

(b) Solve the following Problem : Marks : 5
‘X’ had agreed to sell 100 bags of Paddy which he may grow on
his land to ‘Y’. Due to severe attack of pests, ‘X’ grows only 50
bags of Paddy. Explain the rights and duties of ‘X’ and ‘Y’, under
the circumstances.

PæÙÜX®Ü ÓÜÊÜáÓæÂWÜÙÜ®Üá° ¯«ÜìÄÔ.

‘x’ ®Üá ñÜ®°Ü Wܨ¿
ªæ áÈÉ ¸æÙ¿
æ áŸÖÜá¨Ý¨Ü 100 bàÆ »Üñ¤Ü樆 áÜ ° ‘y’ ¯Wæà ÊÜÞÃÜáÊÜâ¨ÝX
J±Ü³í¨Ü ÊÜÞwPæãívÜ®Üá. A£àÊÜ QÅàËá PÝo©í¨ÝX ‘x’ ®Üá PæàÊÜÆ 50 bàÆWÜÙÜ
»ÜñܤÊÜ®Üá° ¸æÙæ¿ááñݤ®æ. D ÓÜí¨Ü»Üì¨ÜÈÉ ‘x’ ÊÜáñÜᤠ‘y’ ®ÜvÜá訆 ÖÜPÜáR ¸Ý«ÜÂñæWÜÙÜ®Üá°
ËÊÜÄÔ.
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Anand agreed to hire Vinayak’s rooms in Mysore for the purpose

of seeing the ‘Dasara Procession’ on 14th and 15th October. Due
to the earthquake no Dasara procession took place on those days.
Now Vinayaka intends to recover the agreed rent Advise him.

B®Üí¨Ü GíŸáÊÜ®Üá APæãràŸÃ… 14 ÊÜáñÜᤠ15 ÃÜí¨Üá ÊæáçÓã

Ü Ä®ÜÈÉ gÃÜáWÜáÊÜ ¨ÜÓÃÜ Ý
ÊÜáÖæãàñÜÕÊÜ ®æãàvÜáÊܨÜPÝRX ˮݿáPÜ GíŸáÊÜÊÜ®Ü PæãàOæWÜÙÜ®Üá° ¸ÝwWæWæ
ñæWæ¨ÜáPæãÙÜÛÆá J±Ü³í¨Ü ÊÜÞwPæãíwÃÜáñݤÃæ. »ÜãPÜí±Ü¨Ü PÝÃÜ|ÊÝX ¨ÜÓÜÃÝ
ÊÜáÖæãàñÜÊÕ Ü PÝ¿áìPÜÅÊáÜ ®Üv¿
æ áÈÆÉ. DWÜ Ë®Ý¿áPÜ®áÜ B®Üí¨Ü¯í¨Ü J±Üí³ ¨Ü¨íÜ ñæ
¸ÝwWæ ±Üvæ¿áÆá CbfÓÜáñݤ®æ. AÊܯWÜ ÓÜÆÖæ ¯àwÄ.
UNIT – IV

Q.No. 4. (a) What is Hadley Vs Baxandale rule ? How for it is applicable in

India ? Distinguish between general damages and special
damages. Marks : 15

ÖÝÂwÉ ËÃÜá¨Üª ¸ÝPæÕívÜDž'' ¨Ü ¯¿áÊÜáÊæà®Üá ? A¨Üá GÐÜrÃÜ ÊÜáqrWæ »ÝÃÜ£à¿á

PÝ®Ü㯮ÜÈÉ A®ÜÌ¿áÊÝWÜáñܤ¨æ ? ÓÝÊÜޮܠ±ÜÄÖÝÃÜ ÊÜáñÜᤠËÍæàÐÜ ±ÜÄÖÝÃÜWÜÙÜ
®ÜvÜáÊæ CÃÜáÊÜ ¼®Ü°ñæ¿á®Üá° WÜáÃÜá£Ô.
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Explain the law relating to devolution of joint rights and liabilities
under the Act.

»ÝÃÜ£à¿á PÜÃÝÃÜá A—¯¿áÊÜá¨Üw¿áÈÉ ÓÜÊÜáÑr ÖÜPÜáR ÖÝWÜ㠸ݫÜÂñæWÜÙÜ

Êݲ¤¿á ¯¿áÊÜáWÜÙÜ®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔ.
(b) Write short note on : Marks : 5

Time for performance

PÜÃÝÃÜá A®ÜáÐÝu®ÜPæR ÓÜÊÜá¿á

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Assignment of contract.

PÜÃÝÃÜá ÊÜ×ÔPæãvÜáËPæ
UNIT – V

Q.No. 5. (a) What contracts can be specifically enforced under the Act. Marks : 15

¯©ìÐÜr ±ÜÄÖÝÃÜ A—¯¿áÊÜá¨Üw ¯©ìÐÜr ®æÃÜÊæàÄPæWæ Jñݤ¿á±ÜwÓܟÖÜá¨Ý¨Ü

PÜÃÝÃÜáWÜÙÝÊÜâÊÜâ ?
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Explain the provisions relating to cancellation of instruments.

ÈUñÜ ±ÜñÜÅWÜÙÜ®Üá° ÃܨÜáªWæãÚÓÜáÊܨÜPæR ÓÜíŸí—st PÝ®Üã®Ü®Üá° ËÊÜÄÔ.

(b) Write short note on : Marks : 5

Specific Relief.

q±Ü³~ ŸÃæÀáÄ.

¯©ìÐÜr ±ÜÄÖÝÃÜ
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Rescission of contract

PÜÃÝÃÜá ñæãvæ¨Üá ÖÝPÜáËPæ

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