Law of Contracts
Law of Contracts The law of contract is that branch of law which determines the circumstances in which promises made by the parties to a contract shall be legally binding in them. The law relating to contracts is contained in the Indian Contract Act, 1872 . The Act deals with (1) the general principles of the law of contracts and (2) some special contracts. Definition: A contract is an agreement made between two or more parties which the law will enforce . Sec. 2(h) defines contract as an agreement enforceable by law . This definition is based on Pollock’s definition which is as follows: “Every agreement and promise enforceable at law is a contract.” Sir William Anson defines a contract as “a legally binding agreement between two or more persons by which rights are acquired by one or more to acts or forbearances (abstaining from doing something) on the part of others.” According to Salmond , a contract is “an agreement creating and defining obligations between the parties.” ...