Nitin Gaurav Srivastava

In this Course we will discuss everything about Law of Contracts that you are required to know for the purpose of Law Entrance Examinations. You will acquire an  in-depth understanding of Indian Contracts Act, 1872 with the help of Illustrations & Examples, Shortcuts & Tricks.

The courses in this section will help you crack the Common Admission Law Test and get you into any of the prestigious National Law Universities and other Institutes in India.

CLAT & Other 5-year LLB Exams

English

All You Need to Know About Law of Contracts

ICA 1872

Contract Law

Legal Reasoning

CLAT & Other Law Entrance Exams 

Ace the toughest competitive and government exams in India 

Test Preparation

All You Need to know about Law of Contract (Overview)

Shortcuts & Mnemonics to remember the Essential Elements of a Contract, Free Consent, Capacity.

Shortcuts & Tricks: Essentials of a Valid Contract

Interpretation Clause Sec 2(a) to Sec(j), Proposal, Acceptance, Consideration.

Interpretation Clause: Indian Contract Act, 1872

Offer, Essentials of a Valid Offer, Terms & Conditions, Case study of Lal Man Shukla V. Gauri Duty, Invitation To Offer, Cross Offers.

Offer (Proposal)

Essential Elements of a valid Acceptance, Felthouse V. Bindley, Acceptance through an agent.

Acceptance

Communication of proposal and acceptance, revocation.

Communication & Revocation

Lapse of offer, Dunlop V. Higgins, Bhagwandas V. Girdhalrilal, Kanhaiyalal V. Dineshwar Chand, New modes of Communication.

Changing Modes of Communication (Case Laws)

Essential Elements of a Consideration, Exceptions.

Consideration

Lawful Consideration or Object, Sec 23, Champerty, Agreement in restraint of marriage.

Lawful Consideration or Object

Privity of Contract, Tweedle V. Atkinson, Exceptions to Privity of Contract.

Privity of Contract

Types of Contract on the basis of Creation, Enforceability & On the basis of performance.

Types of Contract

Position of Minor, Doctrine of Estoppel and restitution, Necessities, Sample Question.

Competency to Contract:Position of Minor

Section 12, Test of soundness of Mind, Drunk, Old age, Idiot, Sample Question.

What is Sound mind for the purpose of contracting

Alien Enemy, Insolvent, Convict, Corporation etc, Sample Question.

Persons Disqualified to Contract by Law.

Overview of Consent (Sec 13) & Free Consent (Sec 14)

Consent & Free Consent

Coercion & Duress, Threaten to commit suicide, threaten to initiate criminal proceedings, threat to strike.

Coercion (Sec 15)

Undue Influence, Unconscionable Bargain, Cases, Exceptions.

Undue Influence (Sec 16)

Fraud, Silence, Duty to Speak, Case Laws, Maxims.

Fraud (Sec 17)

Misrepresentation, Ingredients, Case Laws.

Misrepresentation (Sec 18)

Mistake as to Identity and Subject matter, Case Laws, Mistake of Law.

Mistake (Sec 20)

Agreement in Restraint of marriage
Exceptions and explanation

Agreements in Restraint of Marriage (Sec 26)

Agreements in Restraint of Trade (Sec 27)

Agreement in Restraint of legal proceedings.

Agreements in restraint of legal proceedings (Sec 28)

Uncertain Agreements and its illustrations.

Uncertain Agreements (Sec 29)

Distinction between Illegal and Void Agreements

Restoring benefits received under a Void Contract

Restoring Benefits under a Void "Contract" (Sec 65)

Wagering Agreements (Sec 30)

Contingent Contracts (Sec 31)

Enforcement of Contingent Contracts (Secs 32-36)

Performance of Contract

Performance of Joint Promises

Time And Place for performance

Appropriation of Payments (Sec 59-61)

Performance of Reciprocal Promises (Sec 51-58)

Breach of Contract

Discharge By Agreement and Novation (Sec 62)

Remission of Performance

Discharge of Contract by operation of law.

Discharge of a contract by operation of law

Frustration of Contract (Sec 56)

Specific Grounds for Frustration

Frustration Due to Intervention

Cases not Covered Under the Doctrine of  Frustration.

Cases Not Covered Under the Doctrine of Frustration.

Quasi Contract (Sec 68-72)

Payment by an Interested Person (Sec 69)

Liability of Person to pay under Non Gratuitous Act.

Liability to Pay for Non-Gratuitous Act (Sec 70)

Liability For Payment under mistake or Coercion

Remedies For Breach of Contract

Remedies For Remoteness of Damages.

Measure of Damage

Duty to Mitigate

Compensation where Penalty is stipulated.

Forfeiture of Earnest Money and Security Deposit

Specific Performance of the contract

Injunction

Quantum Meruit

Sample Questions on Law of Contract

Vishivani Bansal

In this course the important topics of Indian contract act will be discussed in detail

(Hindi) Indian Contract Act 1872: Law Entrance Exams

Entrepreneur. Author. Law student. CLAT Mentor. Been helping law aspirants from the past 5 years in their journey towards top law schools.

Ishita Sharma

In this course, Ishita Sharma discusses the doctrine of Privity of contract. She also takes you through its various facets. This course will be beneficial for CLAT aspirants.

(Hindi) Privity of Contract: CLAT

pursuing M.com | Graduate | a quick learner | optimistic 

Priyanka Gupta

In this course, the educator is discussing the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Part 4) for Law Entrance Exams

(Hindi) Law Entrance Exams: Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Part 4)

working as a business analyst ! i love to teach and advise. feel free to contact anytime. free and happy to help.

Kanika Ratan

This course is on Contract law and it will be for secondary and higher classes and professionals too.

Lessons

56 lessons • 11h 18m