The Indian Contract Act -Dr.R.K.Bangia

The Indian Contract Act by Dr. R.K.Bangia is a law textbook published by Allahabad Law Agency.

Written with the needs of law students in mind, it explains the principles and provisions of the subject in a systematic and readable manner, making it a dependable companion for coursework and examination preparation.

Key highlights:

• Systematic, student-friendly treatment of the subject
• Suited to the LL.B. syllabus and competitive examinations
• A trusted Allahabad Law Agency title

What’s Inside — Complete Chapter Map (15 Chapters)

This single volume covers the entire Indian Contract Act, 1872 — both the general principles (Sections 1–75) and the special contracts (Sections 124–238) — making it the complete companion for the full Contract paper.

General Principles (Chapters 1–12): Formation of Contract (offer, acceptance, communication and revocation, contracts by post, telephone and e-mail, standard form contracts, promissory estoppel) · Consideration (privity and its exceptions) · Capacity to Contract (minors, unsound mind) · Free Consent (coercion, undue influence, fraud, misrepresentation, mistake) · Legality of Object and Consideration · Void Agreements (restraints of marriage, trade and legal proceedings, wagers) · Contingent Contracts · Electronic Contracts (IT Act 2000 and the leading e-contract cases) · Performance of Contract · Discharge of Contract (breach and the doctrine of frustration, novation, remission) · Quasi Contracts · Remedies for Breach (Hadley v. Baxendale, measure of damages, quantum meruit).

Special Contracts (Chapters 13–15): Contracts of Indemnity and Guarantee (surety’s liability and discharge, bank guarantees) · Bailment and Pledge (duties of bailee, liens, rights of the pawnee) · Agency (creation, ratification, duties and rights of agents, principal’s liability, termination).

The book closes with a chapter-wise Summary section — a condensed revision of every chapter for quick pre-examination review — with case law integrated throughout in the book’s exam-oriented style.