Law of Contract and Specific Relief

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Description
It was almost half a century ago when the first edition of this book was published. Since then 12 editions have been released at an average of 4 years per edition, every time revised by the original author Dr Avtar Singh, which ensured its success. It is for the first time that the book is now revised by another person. In my opinion, like Sir William ANSON, the famed author of Anson's Law of Contract, Dr Singh wanted his book “to be a clear statement of the basic principles 'which govern the contractual obligation from its beginning to its end', illustrating ‘general rules by the most recent or striking decisions', and doing so 'in such a way as might best induce the student to refer to cases, and to acquire the habit of going to original authorities instead of taking rules on trust”l. This has been my guiding principle also, while revising this book. Revising a book is like refurbishing an old building, which in addition to repairing and painting, can involve some structural changes as well, especially when their original creator happens to be another person.However, the main structure is generally not disturbed. Similarly, the chapterisation of the book has been kept intact, yet a decent amount of rewriting and reorganisation has been carried out within many chapters.

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Contents
Part I - General Principles
1.    Agreement, Contract and Proposal  
2.    Acceptance                                            
3.    Consideration                                       
4.    Capacity to Contract                        
5.    Free Consent                                      
6.    Mistake                                        
7.    Legality of Object                            
8.    Discharge of Contract                      
9.    Discharge by Breach  
10.  Certain Relations resembling those
       created by Contract (Quasi Contracts)
Part II - Specific Contracts
11.  Contract of Indemnity  
12.  Guarantee  
13.  Bailment  
14.  Pledge  
15.  Agency  
Part III - Law of Specific Relief
16.  Specific Relief Act, 1963  
Subject Index
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Author Details
Dr. Avtar Singh, B.Com., LL.M.,LL.D., (Luck.), Vidya Bhushan (Hindi Sansthan, U.P.)
Ex – Visiting Professor of Business Laws, I.I.M., Lucknow,
Ex – Reader in Law, Lucknow University
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