Contracts I: Cases And Materials

Contracts I : Cases and Materials focuses on the general principles of the law of contract codifi ed in sections 1 to 75 of the Indian Contract Act 1872. The fundamentals of the law of contract are presented by a judicious mixture of judicial decisions, juristic comments, legal provisions and law reform reports in seven segments comprising eighteen chapters. The conceptual framework of contract and law of contract is in the realm of the fi rst segment while the second segment deals with the formation of a contract. The third and fourth segments respectively deal with the contracts imposed on consumers today and contracts implied by law. Segment fi ve deals with the operation of a contract while discharge from contractual obligations and breach of contract and its attendant consequences are dealt within segments six and seven. The unique feature of the book is an exclusive focus on decisions of courts in India. Leading English cases are provided at the end of every chapter for a better understanding of the concepts relating to contracts.