Law of Contract – I · Semester 1

Law of Contract – I · April/May 2022

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Law of Contract – I · April/May 2022

April/May 2022 · Law of Contract – I · Semester 1

FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) / LL.B. (Honours) (3 YDC) I - Year I Semester
Examination,
April / May 2022
Subject : Law
PAPER - I : LAW OF CONTRACT - I
Time : 3 HoursMax. Marks: 80
PART - A (5 x 6 = 30 Marks)
Answer any FIVE of the following :
1. Lapse of Offer.
2. Undue Influence.
3. Standard Form of Contract.
4. Novation.
5. Duty to mitigate.
6. Contingent Contracts.
7. Specific Performance.
8. Declaratory Decrees.
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks)
Answer any TWO of the following questions :
9. 'All contracts are agreements but all agreements are not contracts' -
Discuss.
10. Explain the effects of agreement with a minor under the Indian
Contract Act.
11. What the various modes to discharge a contract.
12. Discuss the remedies for breach of contract and kinds of damages.
PART - C (2 x 10 = 20 Marks)
Answer any TWO of the following questions:
13. A, offers by a letter to sell his car to B for Rs. 50,000/-. B at the same
time offers by a letter to buy A's car for Rs. 50,000/-. Both A and B
received the respective letters. Is there a concluded contract between
A and B?
14. A Muslim lady sued her father-in-law to recover arrears of allowance
payable to her by him. Under an agreement between him and her own
father in consideration of her marriage. Will she succeed?
15. A, sold some land to B, at the time of the sale both parties believed in
goodfaith that the area of the land sold was 10 hectare. It however,
turned out that the area was 7 hectares only. How is the contract
affected.

16. A left his carriage on B's premises. B's landlord seized the carriage as
distress for recent. A paid the rent to obtain the release of his carriage.
Can A recover the amount from B?

Part A · 6 marks

  1. Lapse of Offer.
    3× in bank Topics: Essentials of a valid contract, offer and acceptance
    Year and frequency →
  2. Undue Influence.
    10× in bank Topics: Free consent: coercion, undue influence, fraud, misrepresentation and mistake
    Year and frequency →
  3. Standard Form of Contract.
    7× in bank Topics: Essentials of a valid contract, offer and acceptance; Consideration, privity and standard-form contracts
    Year and frequency →
  4. Novation.
    6× in bank Topics: Discharge by performance, novation, remission and accord
    Year and frequency →
  5. Duty to mitigate.
    6× in bank Topics: Damages, penalty and duty to mitigate
    Year and frequency →
  6. Contingent Contracts.
    7× in bank Topics: Quasi-contracts and quantum meruit; Consideration, privity and standard-form contracts; Lawful object, wagering, contingent, void and voidable contracts
    Year and frequency →
  7. Specific Performance.
    Topics: Recovering possession, specific performance and injunctions; Discharge by performance, novation, remission and accord
    Year and frequency →
  8. Declaratory Decrees.
    5× in bank Topics: Rectification, rescission, cancellation and declaratory decrees
    Year and frequency →

Part B · 15 marks

  1. 'All contracts are agreements but all agreements are not contracts' - Discuss.
    3× in bank Topics: Quasi-contracts and quantum meruit; Consideration, privity and standard-form contracts; Lawful object, wagering, contingent, void and voidable contracts
    Year and frequency →
  2. Explain the effects of agreement with a minor under the Indian Contract Act.
    Topics: Essentials of a valid contract, offer and acceptance; Capacity of parties and minor's agreement
    Year and frequency →
  3. What the various modes to discharge a contract.
    4× in bank Topics: Essentials of a valid contract, offer and acceptance; Discharge by performance, novation, remission and accord
    Year and frequency →
  4. Discuss the remedies for breach of contract and kinds of damages.
    Topics: Essentials of a valid contract, offer and acceptance; Damages, penalty and duty to mitigate; Frustration, breach and anticipatory breach
    Year and frequency →

Part C · 10 marks

  1. A, offers by a letter to sell his car to B for Rs. 50,000/-. B at the same time offers by a letter to buy A's car for Rs. 50,000/-. Both A and B received the respective letters. Is there a concluded contract between A and B?
    Topics: Essentials of a valid contract, offer and acceptance
    Year and frequency →
  2. A Muslim lady sued her father-in-law to recover arrears of allowance payable to her by him. Under an agreement between him and her own father in consideration of her marriage. Will she succeed?
    2× in bank Topics: Capacity of parties and minor's agreement; Consideration, privity and standard-form contracts
    Year and frequency →
  3. A, sold some land to B, at the time of the sale both parties believed in goodfaith that the area of the land sold was 10 hectare. It however, turned out that the area was 7 hectares only. How is the contract affected.
    2× in bank Topics: Essentials of a valid contract, offer and acceptance; Capacity of parties and minor's agreement
    Year and frequency →
  4. A left his carriage on B's premises. B's landlord seized the carriage as distress for recent. A paid the rent to obtain the release of his carriage. Can A recover the amount from B?
    Year and frequency →