Law of Contract – II · Semester 2

Law of Contract – II · August 2021 (Part A only)

Study aid only. Confirm statute numbers with the current bare Act and the official OU LL.B. (3-YDC) 2024–25 syllabus PDF.

Official previous-year question paper (PDF scan), OU LL.B. Year 1 Semester 2. Download the file; question-to-topic mapping can be added later from this paper.

Osmania University · Faculty of Law

Law of Contract – II · August 2021 (Part A only)

August (Part A only) 2021 · Law of Contract – II · Semester 2

FACULTY OF LAW
LL.B. (3 YDC) / LL.B. (Hons.) (3 YDC) I - Year II - Semester Examination, August 2021
Subject: Law
PAPER - I: LAW OF CONTRACT - II
Code No. 713/BL | Time: 2 Hours | Max. Marks: 80
NOTE: Only Part A survives in the photographed pages; Part B and Part C were on a page not photographed.
PART - A (4 x 10 = 40 Marks) — Answer any four questions from the following.
1. Rights of Indemnity Holder.
2. Kinds of Guarantee.
3. Pledge.
4. Substituted agent.
5. Future goods.
6. Caveat Emptor.
7. Dormant Partner.
8. Dissolution of Partnership.
PART - B (1 x 20 = 20 Marks) — Answer any one question from the following.
9. Explain the circumstances in which a surety is discharged from liability.
10. Discuss the different modes in which the authority of an agent may be terminated.
11. When is a seller deemed to be an unpaid seller of goods and what ae his rights?
12. What is the legal position of a minor partner in a firm?
PART - C (1 x 20 = 20 Marks) — Answer any one question from the following.
13. Mohan Lal delivers diamonds to Neel Kamal on sale or return basis. Neel Kamal delivers the
diamonds to Om Prakash on sale or return. An unknown person takes away the diamonds from Om
Prakash. Can Mohan Lal file case against Neel Kamal for the price of diamonds?
14. A agrees to indemnify B, a newspaper proprietor against claims arising out of the libel printed in
newspaper concerning a person of repute. Is this a valid agreement?
15. ‘G’ contracts with H to buy 50 easy chairs of a certain quality. H delivers 25 chairs of the type
agreed upon and 25 chairs of some other type. Does “G” reject the chairs?
16. Raju, a partner of a firm, burrows money on his own credit by giving his own promissory note
for the same, but he subsequently uses the proceeds of the note in the partnership concern of his
own free will with out any reference to the lender to do so. Is the firm liable for the loan?

Part A · 6 marks

  1. Rights of Indemnity Holder.
    Year and frequency →
  2. Kinds of Guarantee.
    Year and frequency →
  3. Pledge.
    6× in bank Topics: Bailment and pledge
    Year and frequency →
  4. Substituted agent.
    Year and frequency →
  5. Future goods.
    Year and frequency →
  6. Caveat Emptor.
    Year and frequency →
  7. Dormant Partner.
    Year and frequency →
  8. Dissolution of Partnership.
    Year and frequency →

Part B · 15 marks

  1. Explain the circumstances in which a surety is discharged from liability.
    Year and frequency →
  2. Discuss the different modes in which the authority of an agent may be terminated.
    Year and frequency →
  3. When is a seller deemed to be an unpaid seller of goods and what ae his rights?
    Year and frequency →
  4. What is the legal position of a minor partner in a firm?
    Year and frequency →

Part C · 10 marks

  1. Mohan Lal delivers diamonds to Neel Kamal on sale or return basis. Neel Kamal delivers the diamonds to Om Prakash on sale or return. An unknown person takes away the diamonds from Om Prakash. Can Mohan Lal file case against Neel Kamal for the price of diamonds?
    2× in bank
    Year and frequency →
  2. A agrees to indemnify B, a newspaper proprietor against claims arising out of the libel printed in newspaper concerning a person of repute. Is this a valid agreement?
    2× in bank
    Year and frequency →
  3. 'G' contracts with H to buy 50 easy chairs of a certain quality. H delivers 25 chairs of the type agreed upon and 25 chairs of some other type. Does "G" reject the chairs?
    2× in bank
    Year and frequency →
  4. Raju, a partner of a firm, burrows money on his own credit by giving his own promissory note for the same, but he subsequently uses the proceeds of the note in the partnership concern of his own free will with out any reference to the lender to do so. Is the firm liable for the loan?
    Year and frequency →