Law of Contract

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University · LL.B. Semester 1 · LLB 105

Unit I — Formation of Contract

a. Meaning, Nature and Scope of Contract · b. Offer/Proposal:Definition,Communication,Revocation,General/SpecificOffer · c. Invitation to Treat · d. Acceptance: Definition, Communication, Revocation, Tenders/Auctions · e. Effect of Void, Voidable, Valid, Illegal, Unlawful Agreements · f. Standard Form of Contract · g. Online Contracts

Unit II — Consideration and Capacity

a. Consideration-Definition, Kinds, Essentials, Privity of Contract · b. Capacity to Enter into a Contract · c. Minor’s Position · d. Nature/Effect of Minor’s Agreements

Unit III — Validity, Discharge and Performance of Contract

a. Free Consent · b. Coercion, Undue Influence, Misrepresentation, Fraud, Mistake · c. Unlawful Consideration and Object · d. Discharge of Contracts · e. Performance, Impossibility of Performance and Frustration · f. Breach: Anticipatory and Present

Unit IV — Remedies and Quasi-Contracts

a. Breach · b. Remedies: i. Damages: Kinds ii. Quantum Meruit · c. Quasi Contracts