Contract Law Notes

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Topic Name	Short Description	View Here
Introduction to Contract Law	Explains meaning, scope and importance of contract law in regulating agreements.	View Here
Nature and Scope of Indian Contract Act, 1872	Overview of the Act, its applicability, extent, and basic principles.	View Here
Essentials of a Valid Contract	Conditions that make a contract legally enforceable under Section 10.	View Here
Offer and Acceptance	Rules relating to valid offer, acceptance, and communication.	View Here
Consideration	Concept, types, and exceptions to the rule of consideration.	View Here
Capacity to Contract	Legal competency of parties to enter into a contract under Sections 11 & 12.	View Here
Free Consent	Covers coercion, undue influence, fraud, misrepresentation and mistake.	View Here
Legality of Object and Consideration	When objects and considerations are lawful; agreements opposed to public policy.	View Here
Void and Voidable Agreements	Difference between void and voidable contracts with examples.	View Here
Contingent Contracts	Contracts dependent on happening or not happening of an event (Sections 31-36).	View Here
Quasi Contracts	Nature and kinds of quasi-contractual obligations under Sections 68-72.	View Here
Performance and Discharge of Contract	Ways contracts are performed, terminated, or discharged.	View Here
Breach of Contract and Remedies	Legal consequences of breach and available remedies including damages.	View Here
Appropriation of Payments	Rules regarding application of payments where multiple debts exist.	View Here
Contracts Involving Impossibility of Performance	Doctrine of frustration and impossibility under Section 56.	View Here
Restraint of Trade and Marriage	Agreements in restraint of trade, legal profession, or marriage.	View Here
Contract of Indemnity	Promise to save another from loss caused by conduct of the promisor or another.	View Here
Contract of Guarantee	Tripartite contract involving surety, principal debtor and creditor.	View Here
Contract of Bailment	Delivery of goods for some purpose on contract to return them after purpose fulfilled.	View Here
Contract of Pledge	Bailment of goods as security for repayment of debt or performance of a promise.	View Here
Contract of Agency	Creation of agency, authority of agents, and principal’s liability.	View Here
Sale of Goods Act, 1930 – Overview	Governs sale and purchase of goods including rights and duties of parties.	View Here
Essentials of a Contract of Sale	Conditions for valid sale including goods, price, and transfer of ownership.	View Here
Conditions and Warranties	Difference, implied conditions, and implied warranties.	View Here
Transfer of Property and Risk	When ownership and risk pass from seller to buyer.	View Here
Rights of Unpaid Seller	Rights against goods and buyer under Sections 45-54.	View Here
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 – Overview	Regulates promissory notes, bills of exchange and cheques.	View Here
Promissory Notes, Bills of Exchange, Cheques	Features, parties, and legal rules about negotiable instruments.	View Here
Dishonour and Discharge of Negotiable Instruments	Legal consequences of dishonour, notice requirements, discharge.	View Here
Partnership Act, 1932 – Overview	Law relating to partnership firms, formation and registration.	View Here
Rights and Duties of Partners	Mutual rights and duties among partners and with third parties.	View Here
Dissolution of Partnership	Various modes and legal consequences of dissolution.	View Here
Limited Liability Partnership (LLP)	Structure, features and legal aspects of LLPs.	View Here
Companies Act – Basic Overview	Introduction to company law and its relationship with contract principles.	View Here

Contract Law Notes

Contract Law Notes

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