Business Laws

Contents: Preface. I. Contract Act: 1. Meaning and nature of law. 2. Law of contract. 3. Offer and acceptance (Sections 3-9). 4. Consideration [Sections 2(d), 10, 23-25]. 5. Contractual capacity of parties (Sections 10-12). 6. Free consent (Sections 10, 13-22). 7. Legality of object and consideration (Sections 23-24). 8. Agreements expressly declared void (Sections 26-30). 9. Contingent contract (Sections 31-36). 10. Performance of contracts (Sections 36-67). 11. Quasi-contracts or certain relations resembling those created by contract (Sections 68-72). 12. Discharge of contract (Sections 73-75). 13. Remedies for Breach of Contract (Sections 73-75). 14. Contracts of Indemnity and Guarantee (Sections 124-137). 15. Contract of Bailment and Pledge (Sections 148-181). 16. Contract of Agency (Sections 182-238). II. Sale of Goods Act: 17. The Sale of Goods Act, 1930. 18. Conditions and warranties (Sections 11-17). 19. Transfer of ownership or property in goods (Sections 18-30). 20. Performance of the contract of sale (Sections 31-44). 21. Remedial measures (Sections 45-61). 22. Miscellaneous (Section 64). III. Indian Partnership Act: 23. Nature of partnership. 24. The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. IV. Law of insurance: 25. Nature and principles of insurance. 26. Life insurance. 27. Fire insurance. 28. Marine insurance. V. Insolvency Act: 29. Objects and scope of the insolvency law. 30. Procedure of insolvency (Sections 290-302). 31. Property and debts of insolvent. 32. Discharge of insolvent. VI. Law of carriage of goods: 33. Carriage of goods by land. 34. Carriage of goods by sea. 35. Carriage of goods by air. VIII. The Arbitration Act: 36. General provisions of Arbitration Act, 1940. 37. Modes of arbitration. Select bibliography. Index.

"The object of this book "Business Laws" is to set out the basic principles of Mercantile Law simply and clearly. An attempt has been made to present the concepts as briefly and concisely as possible without sacrificing essential features. Leading cases have been provided for illustration. Section numbers of the relevant statutes have been given in order to facilitate reference. This book on Business Laws covers the whole teeming ground in a manner differing from the usual text-book, by giving in one volume, a thorough, lucid and easily understandable explanation of the various principles of that branch of law which has to deal with mercantile transactions and mercantile community.

"The book is intended primarily as a text-book for graduate and post-graduate students preparing for the various University and Professional Examinations in Business Laws, but it cannot fail to be useful to businessmen who have from time to time to deal with several branches of the subject. The aim is to explain the provisions of the different enactments, and in doing so, the book deals with the law, subject by subject, grouping together the sections of the respective acts so as to make them simple and logical to the student, convenient to the businessman and interesting to the casual reader who may care to use it as a reference. Even lawyers and practitioners will find the book of practical use inasmuch as it contains in a handy volume the whole range of Mercantile Law, supported by citation of both English and Indian cases and references to the relevant sections of the various Acts. Where controversial points occur, the author has based the exposition on the general consensus of standard authoritative opinion of leading writers, and the considered judgments of the courts. To facilitate the work of recapitulation at the time of examination, a summary is given at the end of each chapter." (jacket)