Contract I Question Paper, Jan 2018

Questions asked in this paper

• 2. Figures to the right indicates full marks

1. Q1 Answer the following (not more than two sentences) 20 marks
   • (a) What is an ‘Agreement’ as defined under Indian Contract Act ?
   • (b) What is ‘Coercion’ as defined under Indian Contract Act ?
   • (c). What is.a agreement’ ? ‘Under what circumstances does ‘silence’ amounts to fraud ? What various ways of revocation of proposal?
   • (f) What is the obligation of a person who has received any advantages under a contract, which becomes void ?
   • (g) What are the obligations of a person enjoying the benefit of non-gratuitions
   • (h) What is discretionary power of the Court under Section 20 of Specific Relief
   • (i): What is ‘mandatory injuction’ ?
   • (j) What is the limitation period for filing suit under Section 6 of Specific Relief
2. Q2 Write short notes on (any four) , 20 marks
   • (a) Contracts
   • (c) Agreement by way of wager
   • (d) Clayton's Rules
   • (e) Declaratory decree
   • (f) Personal bars to relief under Specific Relief Act
3. Q3 Answer the following giving reasons (any two) 12 marks
   • (a) A agreed to purchase a horse from B and further agreed to pay 1,000 rupees over and above the agreed price to B if the horse proves to be lucky to him Thereafter A refused to buy the horse and B filed suit against A for breach of
   • (i) Will B succeed in the above case ? (it) What is the effect of an agreement, the meaning of which is not
   • (b) directed by the court to furnish the surety of Rs. 15,000/- under Criminal Procedure Code. A gave the said amount to B and persuaded to him to become surety. After expiry of the period of surety the amount was reimbursed to B. A asked B to return the said amount, however B refused to do so
   • (i) What is a lawful consideration ?
   • (ii) Will A succeed in the above case ? [TURN OVER
   • (c) Asells a field to B. There is right of passage over the field of which A has direct personal knowledge but he conceals this fact from-B when asked
   • (i) What is rescission of contract ?
   • (11) Can B get the contract rescinded ?
4. Q4 Answer the following (any four) 48 marks
   • (a) What is consideration to a contract ? What is the effect on the validity of a contract, where the consideration is absent, inadequate and partly unlawful ?
   • (b) What is ‘Contingent’ contract ? Discuss the law relating to enforcement of
   • (c) Discuss the doctrine of frustration of contract with the help of decided cases
   • (d) What is breach of contract ? Discuss the principles on which the Court awards damages for the breach of contract
   • (e) Discuss the law relating to cancellation of instruments under Specific Relief
   • (f) - What are the different types of injuctions under Specific Relief Act ? When can perpetual injuction be granted ?
   • (1) Hal waar
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