builder's agreement can't modify family settlement
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Once, by virtue of the Memorandum of Family Settlement, the respective shares of the family members were identified, the Builders’ Agreement, which is essentially an agreement to construct the building, will not result in its modification or novation.”

Indian Agricultural Products
Experts CornerLakshmikumaran & Sridharan

by Yogendra Aldak*, Pranav Mundra** and Balraaj Singh***

rent payment not sale consideration
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court presumed that the absence of a reason for not disclosing the higher amount in the Agreement to Sell (‘ATS’), and the lack of explanation for payment of sale consideration disguised as rent is likely to evade taxes. This suppression made the 1982 ATS illegal, and against the public policy as per, Section 23 of the Contract Act, 1872.

Evolution through Judicial Narratives
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Sumit Gehlot* and Vaishnavi Agrawal**

Money Meets the Law
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Anjali Jain*

Modification of Arbitral Award
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Dr G.B. Reddy* and Dr S.B. Md. Irfan Ali Abbas**

Arbitration Clauses
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Abhinav Agrawal* and Deepali Poddar**

Doctrine of Damages in India
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Abhishek Bhushan Singh* and Khushi Bansal**

contract counter-offer acceptance
Cases ReportedNever Reported Judgments

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment on what constitutes as a contract, dating back to the year 1954.

Consumer Forums
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Deepak Singh†

damages for breach of contract
Cases ReportedNever Reported Judgments

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1953 on damages for breach of contract.

relief to Shehnaz Gill
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Freedom of contract must be founded upon equality and bargaining power between the contracting parties. The party having less bargaining power is left with little or no choice but to accept the unfair and unreasonable terms imposed upon it by the party with superior bargaining power.

law of contract
Cases ReportedNever Reported Judgments

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment dating back to the year 1952 on reciprocal promises in share transactions under the Contract Act, 1872.

illustrations to statutory provisions and their treatment
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Dormaan Jamshid Dalal*

Op EdsOP. ED.

by Garima Sharma*

Op Ed
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Muskaan Garg†