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Paper 101 · Semester 1 · Private Law

Law of Contract I

Formation of contract, consent, consideration, capacity, legality, void agreements, and discharge of contracts.

Study Notes: 33 Chapters

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Syllabus Overview (5 Units · 33 Chapters)

Unit 1

Definition and Essentials of Valid Contract · Offer Definition Essentials and Types · Acceptance Definition and Essentials · Communication of Offer and Acceptance · Revocation of Offer and Acceptance · Consideration Features and Exceptions · Doctrine of Privity of Contract · Standard Form of Contract

Unit 2

Minor's Agreement and Capacity to Contract · Unsound Mind and Persons Disqualified by Law · Coercion · Undue Influence · Misrepresentation · Fraud · Mistake · Lawful Object and Public Policy · Wagering and Uncertain Agreements · Contingent Contracts · Void and Voidable Contracts

Unit 3

Discharge by Performance · Discharge by Agreement · Discharge by Impossibility and Doctrine of Frustration · Discharge by Breach

Unit 4

Quasi Contracts · Quantum Meruit · Damages for Breach of Contract · Liquidated Damages and Penalty

Unit 5

Specific Relief Act Scheme and 2018 Amendment · Recovering Possession of Property · Specific Performance of Contracts · Rectification and Rescission of Contracts · Cancellation of Instruments and Declaratory Decrees · Preventive Relief and Injunctions