Unit 1 of Law of Contract and Specific Relief (syllabus: Module 1 — ICA ss. 1–9, 30–37, 68–72; IT Act ss. 2–16). Below: what the unit covers, the provisions it turns on, and the cases an examiner expects you to name.
What this unit covers
- When is an agreement actually concluded?
- Is this an offer, or only an invitation to offer?
- Does a contract made by e-mail or by a click on a website stand?
- When does a printed clause on a ticket or a form actually bind the customer?
Treat that list as a self-test: recite each topic's rule from memory before you open its cases.
Provisions
- Indian Contract Act 1872, s. 4
- Indian Contract Act 1872, s. 2(a)
- Information Technology Act 2000, s. 10A
- Indian Contract Act 1872, s. 23
Leading cases
- Bhagwandas Goverdhandas Kedia v M/s Girdharilal Parshottamdas & Co
- Harvey v Facey (1893)
- Trimex International FZE Ltd v Vedanta Aluminium Ltd
- Central Inland Water Transport Corporation v Brojo Nath Ganguly (1986)
Full case summaries
- Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co (1893)
- Lalman Shukla v Gauri Datt (1913)
- Balfour v Balfour (1919)
- Bhagwandas Goverdhandas Kedia v Girdharilal Parshottamdas & Co (1966)