CONTRACT – II
Special Contracts
COMPLETE STUDY NOTES
Karnataka State Law University (KSLU) • II Sem. 3-Yr LL.B. / V–VI Sem. 5-Yr • Course II
How to use these notes These notes follow the KSLU Contract II (Special Contracts) syllabus and the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Ss. 124–238), the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 and the Sale of Goods Act, 1930. Bold navy terms are definitions; maroon italics are leading cases; section numbers are given throughout. Pair with the Revision Sheet and Model Answers. |
Syllabus Map — KSLU (5 Units)
These notes are written to the official KSLU syllabus for Course II (Contract II — Special Contracts).
Unit | Syllabus topics | Covered in |
|---|---|---|
Unit I | Contract of Indemnity & Contract of Guarantee — definitions, rights, liabilities, discharge of surety | Topics 1–2 |
Unit II | Contract of Bailment & Pledge — definitions, rights & duties, finder of goods | Topics 3–4 |
Unit III | Agency — creation, kinds of agents, duties & rights, authority, termination | Topic 5 |
Unit IV | Indian Partnership Act — nature, relations of partners, types, admission/retirement/expulsion, dissolution, registration | Topic 6 |
Unit V | Sale of Goods Act — sale vs agreement to sell, conditions & warranties, passing of property, unpaid seller, remedies | Topic 7 |