All Contracts Are Agreements But All Agreements Are Not Necessarily Contracts
All Contracts Are Agreements But All Agreements Are Not Necessarily Contracts Synopsis Introduction In Indian Contract Law, the concepts of agreement and contract are closely related but not identical. Understanding the distinction is crucial for identifying which agreements are legally enforceable as contracts. Definition of Agreement (Section 2(e)) Section 2(e) of the Indian Contract Act, […]
Essential Elements | Ingredients | Requisites of a Valid Contract
Essential Elements | Ingredients | Requisites of a Valid Contract Synopsis Essentials of a Valid Contract Under Section 10 of The Indian Contract Act 1. Agreement (Offer and Acceptance) There must be a lawful offer by one party and a lawful acceptance by another, forming an agreement. Section 2(a) of The Indian Contract Act defines […]
What is Contract?
What is Contract? Synopsis Definition of Contract Section 2(h) of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, provides the definition of a contract: “An agreement enforceable by law is a contract.” This definition establishes that a Contract is a combination of two elements: Contract = Agreement + Enforceability by Law Definition of Agreement, As All Contracts are […]
Kerala HC Quashes Rape Case: Consensual Sex with Married Woman Not Offence Under IPC 376
Kerala HC Quashes Rape Case: Consensual Sex with Married Woman Not Offence Under IPC 376 The Kerala High Court, under the bench of Hon’ble Justice M.R. Anitha, has quashed a criminal case registered in Kasaragod, stating that the sexual relationship between the petitioner and the defacto complainant was consensual. The court observed that the allegations […]
Madras High Court: Adoption under Hindu Law Doesn’t Need District Magistrate’s Approval
Madras High Court: Adoption under Hindu Law Doesn’t Need District Magistrate’s Approval In a landmark judgment, the Madras High Court (MHC) has ruled that an adoption carried out under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 (HAMA) is valid even if no formal adoption order from the District Magistrate is obtained under the Juvenile Justice […]
10 Years in Jail: India’s New Law Criminalizes Sex on False Promise of Marriage
10 Years in Jail: India’s New Law Criminalizes Sex on False Promise of Marriage India has taken a significant step to protect women from sexual exploitation with the introduction of Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The new law punishes anyone who engages in sexual intercourse using deceitful means, including false promises of […]
Section 1 of Indian Contract Act 1872
Section 1 of Indian Contract Act 1. Short title.— This Act may be called the Indian Contract Act, 1872. Extent, Commencement.— It extends to the whole of India; and it shall come into force on the first day of September, 1872. Saving— Nothing herein contained shall affect the provisions of any Statute, Act or Regulation […]
Section 2 of Indian Contract Act 1872
Section 2 of Indian Contract Act 2. Interpretation-clause.— In this Act the following words and expressions are used in the following senses, unless a contrary intention appears from the context:— (a) When one person signifies to another his willingness to do or to abstain from doing anything, with a view to obtaining the assent of […]
Section 3 of Indian Contract Act 1872
Section 3 of Indian Contract Act 3. Communication, acceptance and revocation of proposals.— The communication of proposals, the acceptance of proposals, and the revocation of proposals and acceptances, respectively, are deemed to be made by any act or omission of the party proposing, accepting or revoking by which he intends to communicate such proposal, acceptance […]
Section 4 of Indian Contract Act 1872
Section 4 of Indian Contract Act 4. Communication when complete.— The communication of a proposal is complete when it comes to the knowledge of the person to whom it is made. The communication of an acceptance is complete,—as against the proposer, when it is put in a course of transmission to him, so as to […]