Contract I Notes for LLB — Indian Contract Act Case Summaries
📑 Course: KSLU LL.B. (3-Year / 5-Year) • Semester: 1st Semester • Subject: Contract I (Law of Contract) “An agreement enforceable by law is a contract.” — Section 2(h), Indian Contract Act, 1872
Free, exam-ready KSLU Contract I notes covering the Indian Contract Act, 1872 and the Specific Relief Act, 1963 — every topic written to the KSLU syllabus, with landmark cases, comparison charts, previous-year questions and solved IRAC problems. Pick any topic below.
Unit I — Formation of Contract & Consideration
- What is a Contract? Essentials & Classification
- Offer & Acceptance — Rules, Communication & Revocation
- Consideration & Privity of Contract
Unit II — Capacity, Free Consent & Legality
- Capacity to Contract — Section 11
- The Minor’s Agreement & Its Effects
- Free Consent — Coercion, Undue Influence, Fraud, Misrepresentation & Mistake
- Legality of Object, Void Agreements & Contingent Contracts
Unit III — Discharge & Performance of Contracts
- Modes of Discharge — Performance, Agreement & Operation of Law
- Time, Place & Reciprocal Promises (Ss.46–54)
- Joint Promisors & Joint Promisees (Ss.42–45)
- Frustration & Breach of Contract (S.56)
Unit IV — Remedies for Breach & Quasi-Contracts
- Remedies for Breach of Contract — Overview
- Damages — Section 73 (Kinds & Measure)
- Liquidated Damages vs Penalty — Section 74
- Quasi-Contracts (Ss.68–72) & Remoteness of Damage
Unit V — The Specific Relief Act, 1963
- The Nature of Specific Relief
- Recovery of Possession (Ss.5–8)
- Specific Performance, Rectification, Cancellation, Declaration & Injunctions
Landmark Case Laws
Full one-page briefs — facts, issue, held and why it matters — for every case the KSLU examiner keeps returning to:
| Case Name | Key Exam Concept | Quick Link |
|---|---|---|
| Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. (1893) | The general offer | Read Brief |
| Lalman Shukla v Gauri Dutt (1913) | Knowledge of the offer | Read Brief |
| Chinnaya v Ramayya (1882) | Stranger to consideration may sue | Read Brief |
| Mohori Bibee v Dharmodas Ghose (1903) | A minor’s agreement is void | Read Brief |
| Allcard v Skinner (1887) | Undue influence & burden of proof | Read Brief |
| Derry v Peek (1889) | What makes a statement fraudulent | Read Brief |
| Taylor v Caldwell (1863) | Destruction of the subject-matter | Read Brief |
| Satyabrata Ghose v Mugneeram Bangur (1954) | Frustration in India | Read Brief |
| Hochster v De La Tour (1853) | Anticipatory breach | Read Brief |
| Hadley v Baxendale (1854) | Remoteness of damages | Read Brief |
| Fateh Chand v Balkishan Das (1963) | Penalty vs liquidated damages | Read Brief |
| State of West Bengal v B.K. Mondal & Sons (1962) | Quasi-contract (s.70) | Read Brief |
| Krishna Ram Mahale v Shobha Venkat Rao (1989) | Protection of possession | Read Brief |
| Lumley v Wagner (1852) | Injunction on a negative covenant | Read Brief |
✏️ Practice
- 10 Solved Problems (IRAC Method) — KSLU-style problems worked in full
- KSLU Past Questions & Exam Topics — every previously-asked question, mapped to topics
Download the Contract I Complete Bundle + Question Bank — ₹199 — the full study notes plus a Question Bank of model answers (essays + 40+ solved problems) for every previously-asked KSLU question: PYQ-mapped topics, charts, case-law tables, 16-mark essay blueprints and solved IRAC problems for all 5 units.
🆓 Free sample: Download Unit 1 (free PDF)