CLAT UG · Legal Reasoning & Constitutional Law

Law of Contracts

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  1. Principle: An agreement with a minor is void from the beginning, although a minor's property is liable for necessaries. Facts: Arun, aged 16, buys a motorbike on credit and refuses to pay. Can the sel…
  2. Principle: An invitation to offer is not an offer, and a contract is formed only when an offer is accepted. Facts: A shop displays a jacket marked Rs 50 instead of Rs 500 by mistake. Kavita takes it t…
  3. Principle: A promise made without consideration is not enforceable, except in cases the law lists. Facts: Mohan orally promises to give his friend Sohan Rs 1 lakh as a gift next month, and then refuse…
  4. Principle: Consent obtained by a threat to commit an act forbidden by law is not free, and the contract is voidable at the option of the person threatened. Facts: Rahul threatens Ajay that he will ass…
  5. Principle: A general offer made to the public can be accepted by anyone who performs the stated condition. Facts: A company advertises that it will pay Rs 10,000 to anyone who uses its inhaler three t…
  6. Principle: An agreement to sell specific goods is void if, unknown to both parties, the goods have perished before the agreement. Facts: Seema agrees to sell Dev her cow, and both are unaware that the…
  7. Principle: A person who enjoys the benefit of something delivered to him non-gratuitously by another is bound to pay for it. Facts: A delivers goods to B's shop by mistake, thinking they were ordered…
  8. Principle: Communication of an acceptance by post is complete against the proposer when the letter is posted, and a revocation is complete against the other party when it reaches that party. Facts: A…

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