Contract -II -Dr. R.K. Bangia

For over five decades, Dr. R.K. Bangia’s Contract-II has been the standard classroom text for the second paper of contract law in Indian universities. This 2026 edition, revised by S.K. Raghuvanshi, covers Special Contracts in full: indemnity and guarantee, bailment and pledge, and agency under Sections 124–238 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, along with the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (incorporating the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008) and the Sale of Goods Act, 1930 with Hire Purchase law.

The hallmark of the Bangia method is clarity — every principle is built from the bare section upward, illustrated through leading English and Indian case law, and summarised in language a first-reading student can retain for exams. Suitable for LLB (3-year and 5-year) syllabi across Indian universities and for judicial services preliminary preparation.

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Contract II by Dr. R.K. Bangia deals with the specific contracts portion of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, and is a widely prescribed textbook for LLB and BA LLB students. Building on the general principles, it focuses on the special types of contracts in a clear, exam-friendly style supported by leading case law.

The book covers indemnity and guarantee, bailment and pledge, and the law of agency, explaining the rights, duties and liabilities of the parties in each. It examines the formation and discharge of these special contracts along with relevant statutory provisions and judicial interpretation, helping students grasp both theory and application.

Key highlights:

• Focused coverage of special contracts: indemnity, guarantee, bailment, pledge and agency
• Concepts explained with illustrative case law
• Exam-oriented structure aligned with university syllabi
• Authored by Dr. R.K. Bangia, a trusted name among law students

This is the latest edition published by Allahabad Law Agency, supplied fresh from the publisher. A natural companion to Contract I and an essential text for mastering the law of specific contracts.

What’s Inside — Complete Chapter Map

Contract-II covers the special contracts and allied commercial statutes in four parts, exactly as prescribed in LL.B. syllabi.

Part A — Special Contracts under the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (3 Chapters): Contracts of Indemnity and Guarantee (nature and extent of the surety’s liability, discharge of surety, rights of surety, bank guarantees and their invocation) · Bailment and Pledge (duties and rights of bailor and bailee, particular and general liens, finder of goods, pledge by mercantile agents and other non-owners, pawnee’s rights) · Agency (creation of agency, ratification, sub-agents and substituted agents, duties and rights of agents, principal’s liability for the agent’s acts, personal liability of the agent, termination of agency).

Part B — The Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (8 Chapters): Nature and Definition (essentials, mutual agency, tests of partnership) · Types of Partnerships and Partners · Relations of Partners Inter Se (mutual rights and duties, firm property) · Relations with Third Parties (implied authority, doctrine of holding out, minor admitted to benefits) · Incoming and Outgoing Partners (retirement, expulsion, liabilities) · Dissolution of a Firm (modes, consequences, settlement of accounts) · Registration of Firms (effects of non-registration under Section 69 and its exceptions) · Limited Liability Partnership (the LLP as body corporate, designated partners, extent of liability).

Part C — The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 (7 Chapters): Contract of Sale — nature and definition · Conditions and Warranties (implied conditions, caveat emptor and its exceptions) · Transfer of Property and Title (rules of passing of property, nemo dat quod non habet and its ten exceptions) · Performance of the Contract (delivery rules) · Rights of the Unpaid Seller (lien, stoppage in transit, resale) · Suits for Breach of Contract · Auction Sales and Taxes.

Part D — The Hire-Purchase Act, 1972: hire-purchase agreements, implied conditions and warranties, passing of property, and the leading Supreme Court cases on financing and repossession.

Every chapter integrates the leading cases into the discussion in the book’s exam-oriented style — for 3-year and 5-year LL.B. and judicial services preparation.