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Q.1
Q.1: Answer in 1-2 sentences
20 Marks - 2 marks each
(1)Define Bailment as per the Indian Contracts Act, 1872.[2]
Answer
Section 148 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 defines a "bailment" as "the delivery of goods by one person to another for some purpose, upon a contract that they shall, when the purpose is accomplished, be returned or otherwise disposed of according to the directions of the person delivering them". The person delivering is the "bailor"; the person receiving is the "bailee".
Its essentials.
- Delivery of goods to the bailee, actual or by anything that puts them in his possession (section 149).
- For a purpose, such as repair, safe keeping or carriage.
- On a contract to return them, or deal with them as directed, when the purpose is accomplished.
- Movable goods only, and possession only: ownership stays with the bailor.
Explanation to section 148. A person already in possession may become a bailee by agreeing to hold the goods as one.
Taj Mahal Hotel v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd., (2020) 2 SCC 224. A guest handed his car and its keys to a hotel's valet. The parking tag said the car was parked at the owner's risk. The car was driven away by a stranger. The Supreme Court held that handing over the car created a bailment. The hotel, as bailee, could not escape liability for its negligence by the tag, and it had to pay.
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