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At present the Indian Contract Act may be divided into two parts: Part 1: General Principles of Law of Contract – Sections 1 to 75 (Chapter 1 to 6) Part 2: Deals with Special kinds of Contracts such as Contract of Indemnity and Guarantee (Chapter 8) Contract of Bailment and Pledge (Chapter 9) Contract of Agency. (Chapter 10)
Sir Dinshah Fardunji Mulla CIE (1868 – 26 April 1934), [2] also known as Dinshaw Mulla, was an Indian lawyer, legal writer, and judge. D.F Mulla was an Attorney-at-Law of the Bombay High Court and was a professor of law at Government Law College, Bombay and a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council , India.
The main contract law in India is codified in the Indian Contract Act, which came into effect on 1 September 1872 and extends to all India. It governs entrance into contract, and effects of breach of contract. Indian Contract law is popularly known as mercantile law of India.
The history of contract law dates back to ancient civilizations and the development of contract law has been heavily influenced by Ancient Greek and Roman thought. There have been further significant developments in contract law during and since the Middle Ages and especially with the development of global trade .
Contract law, minority, mortgage Mohori Bibee v Dharmodas Ghose , [1903] UKPC 12, is a major Indian contract law case decided by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council . The case held that a contract entered into by a minor is totally void.
India is a 'secular' nation which means a separation between religion and state matters. However, 'secularism' in India is defined as equality of all religions and practitioners of all religions before the law. Currently, with a mix of different civil codes, citizens are treated differently by law and by courts based on their religion.
The Indian Sale of Goods Act, 1930 is a mercantile law which came into existence on 1 July 1930, [1] [2] during the British Raj, borrowing heavily from the United Kingdom's Sale of Goods Act 1893. It provides for the setting up of contracts where the seller transfers or agrees to transfer the title (ownership) in the goods to the buyer for ...
The India–Pakistan border is the official international boundary that demarcates the Indian states of Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat from the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh. The Wagah border is the only road crossing between India and Pakistan and lies on the famous Grand Trunk Road, connecting Lahore, Pakistan with Amritsar, India.