Module – I Contracts of Indemnity
- Meaning of Contract of Indemnity
- Rights of Indemnity holder
- Time of commencement of Indemnifier’s Liability
- Are Insurance Contracts the Contracts of Indemnity?
Module – II Contracts of Guarantee
2.1 Meaning & Features of Contract of Guarantee
2.2 Difference between a Contract of Indemnity & Contract of Guarantee
2.3 Nature & Extent of Surety’s Liability
2.4 Meaning & Revocation of Continuing Guarantee
2.5 Rights of Surety against Principal Debtor, Creditor & Co-Surety
Module – III Contracts of Bailment
- Definition & Essentials of Contract of Bailment
- Duties of Bailor
- Duties of Bailee’s
- Rights of the Bailee & General & Particular Lien
- Duties & Rights of Finder of Goods
Module – IV Contracts of Pledge
- Definition of Pledge & Distinction between Bailment & Pledge
- Rights of Pledgee
- Pledging of goods by Non-Owners
Module – V Contracts of Agency
5.1 Meaning & Essentials of Contract of Agency
5.2 Different kinds of Agents- Auctioneers, Brokers & Del Credere Agents
5.3 Extent of Agent’s Authority – Actual, Apparent, Authority in Emergency
5.4 Duties of Agent
5.5 Termination of Agency
Module – VI Specific Relief Act
6.1 Recovering Possession of Property (S.5-8)
6.2 Specific Performance of Contracts (S.9-24)
6.3 Rectification of Instruments (S.26)
6.4 Rescission of Contracts (S.27-30)
6.5 Cancellation of Instruments (S.31-33)
6.6 Declaratory Decrees (S.34-35)
6.7 Preventive Relief or Injunctions (S. 36-44)
Suggested Reading:
- Avtar Singh, Law of Contract and Specific Relief, Eastern Book Company, 2013 (11th Edn)
- Pollock & Mulla, Indian Contract and Specific Relief Act, Lexis Nexis, 2013(14th Edn)
- Anson, Law of Contract , Oxford University Press, 2010 (29th Edn)
- Cheshire and Fifoot, Law of Contract, Lexis Nexis, 2010 (10th Edn)
- Dutt, Contract- The Indian Contract Act, 1872, Eastern Law House, 11th Edition, 2013
- MLJ, Law of Contract and Specific Relief, Lexis Nexis, 2009
- S.K Kapoor, Contract – II, Central Law Agency, 2015
- Akhilekshwar Pathak, Law relating to Special Contracts- Contracts of Bailment, Pledge, Hypothecation, Indemnity & Guarantee, 1st Edition, 2013