Taxmanns Law of Contract Studentoriented textbook to the Indian Contract Act 1872 & Specific Relief Act 1963Using Illustrati

Law of Contract presents the Indian law of obligations in clear and practical terms. It explains the logic behind every major provision of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, and the Specific Relief Act, 1963, using practical examples, charts, and casebased illustrations to make complex ideas intuitive. Contract law being the backbone of civil and commercial relations, this Edition equips readers to understand how contracts are formed, performed, discharged and enforced, and how remedies operate when obligations failanchored in uptodate Supreme Court and High Court rulings.This book is intended for the following audience: LL.B. (3year & 5year) & LL.M. Students seeking conceptual clarity with examready treatment and summaries Judicial Service & Competitive Exam Aspirants needing doctrine with leading precedents Law Teachers & Researchers looking for a classroomfriendly text with comparative and analytical notes Practitioners & Inhouse Counsel who require a compact, current exposition of Contract and Specific Relief for daytoday advisory and litigationThe Present Publication is the 2nd Edition, authored by Prof. (Dr) Rajni Malhotra Dhingra, with the following noteworthy features: [Doctrinal Precision with Rationale] Provisions are explained alongside their underlying policy and leading judicial treatments [Illustrationled Learning] Classroomtested hypotheticals, flowcharts, and comparison tables translate rules into outcomes [Caselaw Integration] Concise case notes and principle statements aid recall without sacrificing analytical depth [Assessment Support] Endofchapter MCQs, short notes, and problem questions with answer pointers [Remedies Made Practical] Stepwise coverage of specific performance, substituted performance, injunctions, declaratory relief, rectification, rescission, and cancellation [Contemporary Relevance] Treatment of econtracts, electronic signatures, standardform terms, unconscionability, and restitution [Aligned to BCI Syllabi] Sequencing, depth, and assessment elements are designed to support semester teaching and examinations [Author Expertise] Prof. (Dr) Rajni Malhotra Dhingra has over two decades of experience in teaching and academic leadership. Her work spans Family Law, Contract and Property, with multiple books and articles held in national and international libraries, including the Parliament Library. She also edits reputed legal journals (LCJLS; Indian Affirmative Law Journal) [Teaching & Practice Bridge] The text blends doctrinal clarity with courtroom relevanceideal for seminars, internal assessments, moot preparation and firstresponse research in chambers [Contextual Integration] Notes the historical evolution of contract law in India, its interface with property and commercial statutes, and contemporary themes (IT, IP, online contracting) [Pedagogical integrity] Emphasises reasoning, not rote; promotes ethical and professional problemsolvingThe coverage of the book is as follows: Part I Indian Contract Act 1872 (General and Special Contracts)o Foundations Nature of contractual obligation; scheme of the ICA; classification of agreements and contractso Formation of Contract Proposal, acceptance, revocation; communication rules; postal/instantaneous and electronic contractingo Consideration and Privity Essentials, exceptions, past and voluntary acts; privity and its recognised relaxationso Capacity to Contract Minors and persons of unsound mind; necessaries; contracts with disqualified personso Free Consent Coercion, undue influence, fraud, misrepresentation, and mistake; consequences and electiono Legality of Object and Consideration Unlawful objects; public policy; restraints of trade, marriage, and legal proceedings; wagering and uncertaintyo Contingent and Quasicontracts Enforcement of contingent agreements; restitution and unjust enrichmento Performance and Discharge Tender, reciprocal promises, time stipulations, novation, alteration, rescission, impossibility/frustration, and breacho Damages and Remedies (ICA) Remoteness, mitigation, expectation/reliance measures; liquidated damages and penalties; restitutionary responseso Special Contracts Indemnity and Guarantee Rights and liabilities, continuing guarantees, discharge Bailment and Pledge Duties, lien, pledge by nonowners Agency Creation and authority (actual/apparent), ratification, principalagentthird party relations, termination Part II Specific Relief Act 1963o Remedial Framework Nature, scope, and interface with ICA and CPCo Specific Performance Grant and refusal; substituted performance; readiness and willingness; nonenforceable agreements; defences and equitable considerationso Injunctions Perpetual and mandatory injunctions; negative covenants; interim and final reliefs; interactions with special statuteso Declaratory Relief Parties entitled, procedural posture, and strategic utilityo Rectification, Rescission, and Cancellation G