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.........................................................................................................................Book DescriptionContracts I : Cases and Materials focuses on the general principles of law of contract codified in sections 1 to 75 of Indian Contract Act 1872. The fundamentals of law of contract are presented by a judicious mixture of judicial decisions, juristic comments, legal provisions and law reform reports in seven segments comprising eighteen chapters. The conceptual framework of contract and law of contract is the realm of the first segment while the second segment deals with the formation of contract. The third and fourth segments respectively deal with the contracts imposed on consumers today and contracts implied by law. Segment five deals with the operation of contract while discharge from contractual obligations and breach of contract and its attendant consequences are dealt in segments six and seven. The unique feature of the book is an exclusive focus on decisions of courts in India. Leading English cases are provided at the end of every chapter for better understanding of the concepts and to facilitate comparison. This endeavour is with the object of fostering the development of Indian contractual jurisprudence..........................................................................................................................ContentsSegment I – Contract: Its RealmChapter 1. Sources of Hindu LawChapter 2. Conspectus of the ActChapter 3. Contours of Law of ContractSegment II – Contract: Its FormationChapter 4. Concurrence of PartiesChapter 5. Creation of Legal RelationsChapter 6. Competency to ContractChapter 7. ConsentChapter 8. ConsiderationChapter 9. Consonance with Law and PolicySegment III – Contract: Its ImpositionChapter 10. Contract of AdhesionSegment IV – Contract: Its PresumptionChapter 11. Constructive ContractsSegment V – Contract : Its OperationChapter 12. Contractual PrivitySegment VI – Contract: Its DischargeChapter 13. Contingent ContractChapter 14. Contract PerformanceChapter 15. Compulsory DischargeChapter 16. Consensual DischargeSegment VII – Contract: Its BreachChapter 17. Contractual BreachChapter 18. Compensation for Breach.........................................................................................................................Author DetailsDr. V. Kesava Rao, ML, Ph D, currently Associate Professor of Law, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, served as Additional Professor of Law, National Law School of India University, Bangalore. A gold medalist and University first in BL and ML (Contracts and Mercantile Law), and a Ph D from Andhra University, he was awarded National Merit Scholarship {1977-79). He has been teaching law of contracts for almost twenty-five years and guiding scholars in research in contracts and mercantile law. Research articles authored by him were published in leading journals and he has presented many research papers in seminars and workshops. He is a resource person and visiting faculty to many leading institutions and universities..........................................................................................................................
