Contingent Contract

This article has been written by Shivani Kumari, a student of Lloyd law college, Greater Noida. This article will impress upon a type of contract which is contingent. Contingent contracts are uncertain contracts and depend upon the occurrence and non -occurrence of a certain event. INTRODUCTION  A contract is defined under section 2(h) of theRead More

Limitations on the Freedom of Contract

This research article is written by Akshat Manish Mehta, a student of the Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. In this article he has tried to mention when freedom to enter into the contract could be limited or restricted because of Vitiated Consent, Unlawful Consideration or Unlawful Object through some of the sections mentioned underRead More

Doctrine of Caveat Emptor

This article is written by Anushka Singh, a second-year student pursuing BBA-LLB at Unitedworld School of Law, Karnavati University. INTRODUCTION Caveat Emptor is a Latin phrase which means ‘to let the buyer be aware’. It is a principle of contract law that places the onus on the buyer to perform careful examination and inspection beforeRead More

Preventive Relief under the Specific Relief Act

This article has been written by Shivani Kumari, a first-year law student of Lloyd law college. The article enunciates about the preventive relief under part 3 of the specific relief Act, 1963. INTRODUCTION Specific Relief Act as the name suggests is an Act which deals with the recovery of damages for some specific purpose. DamagesRead More

Rights of an Unpaid Seller

This article is written by Akshaya V, CMR University, School of Legal Studies, Bangalore. SYNOPSIS – This article covers a trivial yet pertinent topic under the Sale of Goods Act, 1930. It talks about the vulnerability of the business of a seller in his commercial dealings with buyers and potential buyers. To protect the adverseRead More

Rectification, Cancellation and Recission of Contracts- An undo button for your Contracts

This article is written by Siddhi P. Nagwekar, a student at Karnataka State Law University’s Law School. This article discusses specific reliefs for the contracts like rectification, rescission and cancellation of instruments/contracts in the light of Indian legal framework while also  touching upon common law jurisprudence. INTRODUCTION Contract was a concurrent jurisdiction shared by lawRead More

Understanding the Application and Ambit of Declaratory Relief

This article is written by Anushka Khaitan, she has recently completed her second year at Jindal Global Law School. She writes about the scope of declaratory relief with relevant case laws and some juristic history. INTRODUCTION Declaratory relief under the Specific Relief Act, 1963 has been instated to provide a form of equitable remedy. ItRead More

Guarantee under Contract Law

This article is written by Nazar Nawaz Abbasi pursuing LLB from Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. INTRODUCTION GUARANTEE AS PER DEFINED IN INDIAN CONTRACT ACT,1872 Contract of Guarantee is defined in Indian Contract Act in Section 126 which says-A “contract of guarantee” is a contract to perform the promise or discharge the liability ofRead More