Full Description
Fundamentals of Indian Contract Law offers an accessible yet comprehensive account of the law of contract in India. Authored by two experienced lawyers, it examines the vast and complex body of Indian judicial precedent to identify underlying structural principles. This carefully organized book covers: (i) formation of contracts, (ii) vitiating factors, (iii) illegality, (iv) interpretation, (v) performance, (vi) discharge, and (vii) remedies for breach. Students and practitioners will find it to be an invaluable map with which to navigate a foundational subject.
Contents
Foreword Abhishek Singhvi; Table of Cases; Indian Cases; Foreign Cases; Table of Statutes; List of Abbreviations; Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction; Part II. Formation: 2. Offer and Acceptance; 3. Intention to Create Legal Relations; 4. Certainty; 5. Consideration; Part III. Consent and Vitiating Factors: 6. Incapacity; 7. Coercion and Undue Influence; 8. Fraud and Misrepresentation; 9. Mistake; 10. Recission for Vitiation of Consent; Part III. Illegality: 11. Illegality; 12. Agreements Specifically Proscribed Under the Contract Act; Part IV. Interpretation and Terms: 13. Interpretation and Terms; Part V. Performance and Discharge; 14. Performance; 15. Discharge by Frustration; 16. Discharge by Consent; 17. Discharge by Breach; Part VI. Remedies: 18. Damages; 19. Specific Performance and Injunctions; 20. Restitution; Part VII. Further Topics: 21. Contingent Contracts; 22. Privity of Contract; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index.
