Law of Contract Mains Questions Series Part-VIII: Important Questions for Judiciary, APO & University Exams | Part - VIII of X
Legal Bites brings to you Law of Contract Mains Questions Series Part-VIII. The questions enlisted here are arranged section-wise and will aid the students preparing for Judiciary, APO or University Exams. The list of questions curated by Legal Bites will help candidates identify the important and frequently asked questions and give them a good practise for their aptitude… Read More »

Legal Bites brings to you Law of Contract Mains Questions Series Part-VIII. The questions enlisted here are arranged section-wise and will aid the students preparing for Judiciary, APO or University Exams. The list of questions curated by Legal Bites will help candidates identify the important and frequently asked questions and give them a good practise for their aptitude and knowledge. Law of Contract Mains Questions Series Part-VIII We know answer writing is a continuous exercise that is...
Legal Bites brings to you Law of Contract Mains Questions Series Part-VIII. The questions enlisted here are arranged section-wise and will aid the students preparing for Judiciary, APO or University Exams. The list of questions curated by Legal Bites will help candidates identify the important and frequently asked questions and give them a good practise for their aptitude and knowledge.
Law of Contract Mains Questions Series Part-VIII
We know answer writing is a continuous exercise that is an inalienable part of the preparation process for any Examination. A well-written answer not only reflects the knowledge of an aspirant but also his/her ability to tailor the content in a manner suited to meet the expectations of the question.
Rigorous preparation for this exam is mandatory in order to crack it. In the last few months prior to the exams, it is sufficient for candidates to simply keep practising these questions in order to gain mastery over the subjects studied. Not only the candidate’s confidence level but also their scores will show good improvement upon following it.
Law of Contract Mains Questions Series Part-VIII of X
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A is a teacher in a degree college and B is his wife. A goes to Germany on study leave for one year. In A’s absence, B maintains herself with the money sent by A. On times when there is a delay in the arrival of money she takes goods on credit and pays after she gets the money. Thus once she purchased on credit one maund of rice, four sarees, and one gold necklace. Fifteen days after this A came back. Of which of these goods A is bound to pay the price? [HJS 1988]
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Write short notes on Novation of contract. [MPJS 2010]
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“Payment received by mistake must be refunded.” Discuss with reference to decided cases. [UPJS 1999]
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Solve the problem referring to relevant laws: [UPJS 2015]
‘A’ supplies ‘B’, who is a lunatic, with necessaries suitable to his condition in life. ‘A’ is entitled to be reimbursed from ‘B’s property.
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X, a builder, contracts with A to erect and finish a flat for him before 30th June 1997, in order that X may give possession of the flat by that time to B to whom A has contracted to let it. X is informed of the contract between A and B at the time of entering into the agreement with A. X promised to erect and finish the flat and hand over the possession to B by 30th June 1997. X builds the flat with a very low rate material as a result of which the flat falls down before the 30th June 1997 and has to be rebuilt by A, who in consequence loses that rent which he was to have received from C and is obliged to make compensation to B for the breach of his contract.
What remedy do you advice to A against X? Decide with the help of relevant provisions of law and the case law, if any. [Punjab JS 2001]
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Discuss the principles on which the court would award damages for breach of contract. [HJS 2003]
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- When a contract has been broken, is a party, who suffers from such breach, entitled to compensation and in what circumstances? What are liquidated damages? What is a stipulation by way of penalty?
- A borrows Rs. 100 front B and gives him a bond for Rs. 200, payable by five yearly instalments of Rs. 40 with a stipulation that in default of payment of any instalment, the whole shall become due. Can A get any relief? [RJS 1976]
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Decide the case, giving reasons for your judgment. [DJS 1973]
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Law of Contract; Notes, Case Laws And Study Material
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In some contracts, it would be impossible for the court to assess the compensation arising from the breach and if the compensation contemplated is not by way of a penalty or unreasonable, the court can award the same if it is a genuine pre-estimate by the parties as to the measure of reasonable compensation. Do you agree? Give reasons. [DJS 2008]
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Solve the following:
‘B’ contracts with ‘C’ to pay him Rs. 500/- on a given day and if he fails to pay him then he will pay Rs. 1000/- to ‘C’. ‘B’ failed to pay on that day. Can ‘C’ recover Rs. 1000/- from ‘B’. [UPJS 2000]
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Law of Contract; Notes, Case Laws And Study Material
