CONTRACT ACT 1. X beats Y and compels him to sell his house for Rs 100000.

Y agrees to sell his house to Y. Y signs the necessary documents for the sale of house and receives the payment. Later on, Y wants to avoid the contract? Will he succeed? 2. X, a poor Hindu widow, was in great need of money to establish her right to maintenance. She took a loan of Rs 1500 bearing a rate of interest of 100% p.a. Is this transaction an unconscionable? (Ranee Annapurni v. Swaminatha) 3. X an illiterate old man of about 90 years, physically infirm and mentally in distress, executed a gift deed of his properties in favor of Y his nearest relative who was looking after his daily needs and managing his cultivation. Is bound by this gift deed. (Sher singh v. Prithi Singh) 4. X buys a painting believing it to be worth Rs 100000 while in fact it is worth only Rs 10000. Is it valid contact? 5. X promises to donate Rs 10000 towards the repairs of a temple. X does not pay. Can the trustee recover the promised amount from X. a) If they have not incurred any liability on the faith of the Xs promise, (ABDUL Aziz v. Mausam Ali) b) If they have incurred any liability on the faith of this promise. (Kedarnath v. Gori Mohammad) 6. X, a client promises to pay Y, his advocate Rs 10000 in addition to his fees if he succeeds. X succeeds but refuses to pay Rs 10000. Can Y recover from X? (Ramchandra v. Kalu Raju)

DISCHARGE OF CONTRACT Q1. The unloading of a ship was delayed beyond the date agreed with the shipowners owing to a strike of dock labourers. On a suit by the ship-owners for damages, the plea of impossibility of performance was raised. Advise the shipowners.

Q2. A contract to marry B in two years time. Shortly afterwards he breaks off the engagement without Bs consent. B writes repeatedly begging him to adhere to the contract. Just before the expiry of two years, a change in law makes it illegal for A to marry B. On the expiry of two years, B sues A for the breach of the contract. Will she succeed? Q3. A wine merchant contracts to sell to a customer 5 dozen bottles of a particular brand of champagne. At the time of the contract the wine merchants whole stock of wine had been destroyed by fire, but he was not aware of this fact. What is the effect on the legal rights of parties? Q4. A agrees to sell his scooter to B a month after the date of the contract. But just after 10 days of the contract he sells the scooter to C. There upon B sues A for the breach of contract. A contends that he could still perform the contract by repurchasing the scooter from C. Decide the suit. Q5. X undertakes to put life into the dead wife of Y and takes his fees Rs 5000 in advance. X fails to do so. Y claims Rs 5000. Is Ys claim valid? Q6. Mr X, a Hindu contract to marry Y a Muslim. State the legal position in each of the following alternative cases: Case (a): If Mr X already married to Z who lives with X; Case (b): If Mr X goes mad before the date fixed for marriage. Case (c): If Mr X dies before the date fixed for marriage. Q7. X, a singer enters into a contract with Y, the manager of a theatre, to sing at his theatre two nights every week during the next two months and Y engages to pay her at the rate of Rs 1000 for each night on completion of the contract. State the legal position in each of the following cases: Case (a): on 6th night if X wilfully absent herself from the theatre and wants to sing on the 7th night but Y does not allow her to sing on the 7th night. Case (b): on the 6th night if X wilfully absent from the theatre and Y allows X to sing on the 7th night. Case (c): On 6th night, X is too ill to sing. Case (d): On 6th night, X dies before she sings. Q8. On 1st June, X contracted to supply Y 1000 cubic feet of Finland Timber @ Rs 500 per cubic feet to be delivered at Mumbai from 1st July to 30th Sept. On

15th June, X informs that he could not supply those goods. The rates of timber per cubic feet on various dates were on 15th June Rs 1200, On 1st July Rs 1300, on 30 Sept Rs 1400. State the legal position in each of the following cases; Case (a): If Y filed a suit for breach of contract on 15th June. Case (b): If Y filed a suit for breach of contract on 30th Sept. Case (c): If on 29th Sept the import of such goods was banned & Y filed a suit for breach of contract on 30th Sept Q9. X of Delhi agreed to sell 100 bales of cotton @ Rs 1000 per bale and to deliver within a fortnight at buyers godown at Lahore. X failed to supply these goods. State the legal position in each of the following cases: Case (a): If, unknown to both the parties, the goods were destroyed by fire at the time of agreement. Case (b): If X knows that goods were destroyed by fire at the time of agreement. Case (c): If the goods were destroyed by fire after the formation of agreement. Case (d): If war is declared between India and Pakistan. Case (e): If these goods were to be manufactured by Z who is ready to supply @ Rs 1100 per able because of unexpected increase in the cost of material and those goods. Case (g): If these goods could not be delivered because of strike of transport operators. CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT Q1. I have instituted a complaint before the Consumer Court against a Medical Practitioner. My complaint has been challenge on the ground that a Medical Practitioner cannot be sued under the Consumer Act. What does law provide? Q2. I had purchased seeds from a party. The seeds did not germinate. The other party took the plea that I was not a consumer. Whether purchase of seeds for the purpose of agriculture is purchase for commercial purpose?

Q3. I had got a confirmed ticket on Sahara Airways. The flight was later cancelled on account of technical snag. Is it a deficiency in service? Q4. I was allotted a Maruti Car. There was a delay in delivery of the car. Subsequently, the dealer called upon me to make further payment as the price of the car had gone up. Am I liable to bear the price increase on account of delay caused by the dealer? Q5. Does rejection of application for grant of loan by a Bank constitute deficiency in service for which I can approach the Consumer Court? Q6. The transformer, which was supplying electricity to me, got burned and was replaced by the department after about two months. However, However I was billed with consumption charges. Am I liable to pay any such charges when there was no consumption of electricity by me? Q7. I had applied for electricity connection. However, power supply was not provided to me. Can I seek redressal of my grievance in Consumer Court? Q8. Can Consumer Forums adjudicate disputes involving scale of pay? Q9. I had applied for subscription in Rajlakshmi scheme of UTI. The essence of the scheme was that the sum of money deposited with the UTI would grow 21 times in 28 years. However subsequently, the UTI extended the maturity date by two years. Can I approach a Consumer Court? Q10. My car met with an accident. The insurance claim was rejected on the ground that my driver was not holding valid driving license. Should I approach a Consumer Court for seeking the Insurance claim?