Osmania University · Faculty of Law
Law of Contract – I · April/May 2023
April/May 2023 · Law of Contract – I · Semester 1
FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) I - Year I Semester Examination, April/May, 2023
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. Provisional acceptance.
3. Kinds of damages.
4. Coercion.
5. Wagering agreements.
6. Perpetual injunctions.
7. Novation.
8. Duty to mitigate.
PART - B (2 x 15 = 30 Marks)
Answer any TWO of the following questions :
9. 'Stranger cannot enforce the contract'. Discuss the principle with
exceptions if any.
10. 'An agreement in restraint of trade is void' explain the statement with
exceptions.
11. Discuss the law relating to quasi contracts in India.
12. Explain the conditions under which the specific performance may be
granted by the court.
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. 15,000. B at the same
time offers by a letter to buy A's car for Rs. 15,000. The two letters
errors each other in the post. 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 sale both parties believed in
good faith that the area of the land sold was 10 hectors. If however
turned out that the area was 7 hectares only. How is the contract of
sale affected?
16. A borrowed Rs. 10,000 from B for starting a gambling house. After
wards he refused to return the money. What is the remedy available to
B?