gs NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, DELHI
Jy B.A.LL.B.(HONS,), I-YEAR, II-SEMESTER (Batch of 2021)
~ End-Semester Examinations (Offline), August-2022
Paper: 2.1 Law of Contracts-I
Duration: 03 Hours ‘Total Marks: 40
Instructions:
Read the questions carefully and answer. No clarification can be sought on the question paper.
Do not write anything on the Question Paper except your Roll No, ALL questions are compulsory.
All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks. The bare Act of the Contract Act 1872 shall be provided at
the time of the examination,
Word Limit: 800-1000 words.
a)
b)
Mr Kiran Sonaya is the Chief Minister of the State of Delware in India. During a press conference, Mr Honey, an
activist of opposite party repeatedly shouted certain abusive words for him in the presence of many other party
members from both the parties. Mr Sonaya filed a case of defamation against Honey. Honey hired advocate Mr
‘Shyam Dangal to defend him in the trial court of Delware. Mr Dangal successfully defended him in the case
However, when Mr Dangal asked for the payment of his fee, Honey refused to pay and told him that he is a
minor and, therefore, not liable to make any payment to him.
Discuss the contractual liability of Mr. Honey assuming that he is a minor. (8 Marks)
Writes notes on the following: (24-8 Marks)
Standard Form Contracts
Inadequacy of Consideration
Public policy is an illusive concept; it has been described as “untrustworthy guide”, “variable quality”, “unruly
horse” ete.; ..Publie policy does not remain static in any given community. It may vary from generation to
generation and even in the same generation. Public policy would be almost useless if it were to remain in fixed
moulds for all time.
With reference to Indian Contract Act, explain the scope of the public policy with the help of leading cases.
(8 Marks)
In commercial contracts, time is ordinarily of the essence.
Akshira (seller) and Samyak (buyer) entered in an agreement of sale of residential flat