Contract I-Dr.R.K.Bangia

The companion volume to Bangia’s Contract-II and the book that introduces most Indian law students to contract law itself. Contract-I covers the general principles of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Sections 1–75) — offer and acceptance, consideration, capacity, free consent, legality of object, void and contingent agreements, discharge of contract, and damages from Hadley v. Baxendale onward — together with the Specific Relief Act, 1963.

The 2026 edition, revised by S.K. Raghuvanshi, retains the case-first Bangia method: every doctrine anchored to its leading authority and restated in exam-ready language. Prescribed reading for first-semester LLB across Indian universities and a standard revision text for judicial services preliminaries.

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Where Contract-II covers special contracts, Contract-I is the foundation: Dr. R.K. Bangia’s treatment of the general principles of contract under Sections 1–75 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, together with the Specific Relief Act, 1963. This 2026 reprint, revised by S.K. Raghuvanshi, walks the first-year student through offer and acceptance, consideration, capacity, free consent (coercion, undue influence, fraud, misrepresentation, mistake), void and voidable agreements, contingent contracts, performance and discharge, and quasi-contracts — each doctrine anchored in the classic cases from Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. to Mohori Bibee.

Generations of Indian law teachers have prescribed Bangia for the first contract paper because it does one thing exceptionally well: it makes the logic of contract law visible to a student reading it for the first time, without sacrificing the precision an examiner expects.

Genuine copies carry the Allahabad Law Agency holographic seal — trusted by law students since 1951.

Contract I by Dr. R.K. Bangia is a standard textbook on the general principles of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, widely recommended for first-year LLB and BA LLB students. The book explains the foundations of contract law in a simple, structured style, supported by leading Indian and English case law.

It covers the essentials of a valid contract, including offer and acceptance, consideration, capacity of parties, free consent, legality of object, and the doctrines of mistake, misrepresentation, fraud and coercion. It further deals with void and voidable agreements, contingent and quasi-contracts, performance of contracts, and the consequences of breach along with remedies available to the aggrieved party.

Key highlights:

• Clear treatment of the general principles of the Indian Contract Act, 1872
• Concepts illustrated with relevant case law and examples
• Exam-oriented presentation 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. An essential foundation text for every student beginning the study of contract law.