Textbook on Law of Contract and Specific Relief

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Description
Textbook on Law of Contract and Specific Relief by Dr. Avtar Singh deals with the Contract Act, 1862 and the Specific Relief Act, 1963. The purpose of Contract Act is to lay down principles for formation of contractual relations and to provide the remedial measure of recovery of damages in the event of one party's failure to keep his contractual commitments. The Specific Relief Act provides the remedial measures for forcing parties to perform their actual contractual commitments and not avoid performance by just paying compensation of their acts. The Specific Relief Act itself has undergone major amendments. The following are the notable features of this new edition:
•    Latest decisions of Supreme Court, High Court and foreign jurisdictions included.
•    Specific Relief (Amendment) Act, 2018 discussed and analysed
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Contents
1.    Agreement, Contract, Proposal and Acceptance
2.    Consideration
3.    Capacity to Contract
4.    Free Consent
5.    Legality of Object
6.    Discharge of Contract
7.    Contract of Indemnity
8.    Guarantee
9.    Bailment
10.  Pledge
11.   Agency
12.  Specific Relief Act, 1963
Subject Index
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Author Details
Dr. Avtar Singh's work on Contract has been extolled by readers and reviewers in India and abroad, due to the clear enunciation of principles, simple language and up-to-date case law and material given therein.
This book is highly recommended for students of law, commerce and management; and for those appearing in competitive examinations, such as, I.C.W.A.,C.A.,C.S.
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