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Business Law Module 2 Module II: Contract Act, 1872 Essentials of valid contract Offer and acceptance Consideration, Capacity to contract Free consent, discharge of contract Breach of contract; remedy of breach of contract.

Law of Contracts Contract is an agreement enforceable by law. Indian Contract Act 1872. ---Agreement = Offer + Acceptance (agreement is an accepted proposal) ---Enforceability by law Features of an agreement: ---Consensus ad idem ---Obligation ---Agreement –a wide term—social agreement not a contract ALL CONTRACTS ARE AGREEMENTS BUT ALL AGREEMENTS ARE NOT CONTRACTS.

Law of Contracts Essentials of valid contract: Offer and Acceptance Intention to create legal relationship Lawful consideration (something in return) Capacity of parties—competency Free and genuine consent Lawful object (purpose) Agreement not declared void (Sec 24 to 30 and56)** Next slide Certainty and possibility of performance Legal formalities ( like documentation, registration where necessary, witnessing, statutory compliance )

Law of Contracts Agreements specifically declared void: Agreement by incompetent parties Agreements under mutual mistake of fact material to the agreement (Sec20) Agreements with unlawful consideration or object (Sec 23) Agreements unlawful in part (Sec 24) Agreements without consideration (Sec 25) Agreements in restraint of marriage (Sec 26) Agreements in restraint of trade (Sec 27) Agreements in restraint of legal proceedings (Sec 28) Agreements which are uncertain and ambiguous (Sec 29) Agreements by way of wager (Sec30) Agreements to do impossible acts (Sec 56)

Law of Contracts Legality of Object: Opposed to Public policy—examples Agreements of trading with enemy Agreement to commit a crime Agreement which interfere with administration of justice Agreement in restraint of legal proceedings Trafficking in public offices and titles Agreements tending to create interest opposed to duty Agreements in restraint of personal liberty Agreement in restraint of marriage Marriage brokerage agreements Agreements interfering with martial duties Agreements to defraud creditors Agreements in restraint of trade

Law of Contracts Offer and Acceptance Offer: Signifying to another his willingness to do or to abstain from doing anything, with a view to obtaining the assent of that other. Offeror or Proposer or Promisor Vs Offeree, or proposee When the offer is accepted, he becomes ACCEPTOR or promisee Offer should show a obvious intention to be bound by it Offer should be with an intention to obtain an assent of the other Offer must be definite Offer must be communicated.

Law of Contracts Offer and Acceptance Legal rules as to Offer: Offer must be one which is capable of being accepted and giving legal relationship Terms of offer must be certain and definite and not loose and vague An offer is different from a declaration of intention and an announcement An offer is different from an invitation to make an offer Offer must be communicated A statement of price is not an offer Tender is a definite offer ( person calling a tender is sending an invitation to offer, person submitting tender is making an offer and once tender is accepted, the authority becomes the acceptor

Law of Contracts Acceptance: Giving assent is acceptance Offer and Acceptance Acceptance: Giving assent is acceptance Acceptance can be express or implied. Particular offer must be accepted by the person to whom it is made. Acceptance must be absolute and unqualified (conform with the offer) It must be communicated It must be according to the mode accepted or usual and reasonable mode It must be given within a reasonable time It cannot precede an offer It must show an intention to fulfil the terms It must be given by the parties to whom the offer is made It must be given before lapse of time or before the offer is withdrawn It cannot be implied by silence.

Law of Contracts CONSIDERATION: (Sec 2(d) ) and Sec 25 Ex nudo pacto non oritur actio:- nobody would part with anything unless he gets a proper price Past Consideration Executed or Present Consideration Executory or Future Consideration Must move at the behest of the promisor May move from the promisee or on the desire of the promisor or from any other person Need not be adequate Must be real and not illusory Performance of an existing legal duty will not constitute consideration.

Law of Contracts CONSIDERATION: (Sec 2(d) ) and Sec 25 Exceptions to the rule of consideration: Love and affection Voluntary services Time-barred debt Gift Agency Charitable subscriptions

Law of Contracts Capacity to Contract INCOMPETENT TO CONTRACTS: Minors (immature mind) Persons of unsound mind –Idiot, Lunatic, drunkard Persons disqualified by law- Alien Enemy, Insolvent, Convict

Law of Contracts Incompetent to contracts:---MINORS Sec 3 of the Indian Majority Act:- 18 years Court guardianship---21 years No estoppel Doctrine of Restitution does not apply to minors No ratification on attaining the majority No liability for breach or for tort arising out of contract Minor can be a promisee Contract of marriage Contract of service or apprenticeship Position of parents or guardian Surety for a minor

Law of Contracts Incompetent to contracts:---MINORS Minor as an agent Specific performance Can be admitted to the benefits of partnership ( liability limited to his share in the Pp Not a debtor under insolvency Cannot be a shareholder in a company (except through lawful guardian)-cannot be liable for payment of call money Under NI Act, he may draw, endorse, deliver and negotiate so as to bind all parties except himself He cannot become a Principal or appoint an agent under the contract of Agency

Law of Contracts Incompetent to contracts:-PERSONS OF UNSOUND MIND If at the time of making a contract, he is not capable of forming a rational judgement as to its effect upon his interests. Mere weakness of mind is not enough. Permanent unsoundness of mind Temporary unsoundness of mind IDIOT: one who is devoid of the ability to think LUNATIC: One whose mental power has been damaged DRUNKARD: One is under the influence of intoxicating liquors or drugs equal to that of a lunatic

Law of Contracts Incompetent to contracts:-PERSONS DISQUALIFIED BY LAW: Alien Enemy—on the grounds of public policy may hamper the economic interests Insolvent—one who is unable to discharge his liabilities. However, after of discharge he is competent to enter into contracts Any other person expressly disqualified from entering into any legal act

Law of Contracts CONTRACT- Free Consent Sec 14 Free consent, Consent is said to be free when it is not caused by Coercion Undue Influence Fraud Misrepresentation Mistake

Law of Contracts Discharge of contract: By performance: actual or attempted By agreement or consent (novation—new agreement in lieu of the old ones) By impossibility and supervening impossiblity (destruction of the subject matter, non-existence or non-occurrence, death or incapacity for personal service, change of law or outbreak of war By lapse of time By Operation of Law; merger acquisition, insolvency etc By breach of contract

Law of Contracts Remedies for breach of contract Sec 73—compensation for loss or damage caused by breach of contract—Proximate losses not remote/indirect losses Sec 74 –compensation for breach of contract where penalty specified- Sec 75: Party who is rightfully rescinding is entitled for compensation Suit for Rescission Suit for injunction Suit for Specific Performance Suit for damages—Ordinary or special. exemplary(vindictive),nominal, damages for loss of reputation; damages for inconvenience and discomfort, mitigation of damages; difficulty of assessment; cost of decree; damages agreed in advance; liquidated damages and penalty: Suit for Quantum Meruit ( as much as earned) Penalty by Courts