Mercantile Law (for CPT Course)

Contents: Preface. Part I. The Indian Contract Act, 1872: 1. Law: A Preliminary View. 2. Mercantile Laws: An Introductory View. 3. Nature of Contract. 4. Agreement and Contract. 5. Offer and Acceptance. 6. Consideration. 7. Capacity to Contract. 8. Free Consent. 9. Legality of the Object and Consideration. 10. Void Agreements. 11. Performance of Contract. 12. Discharge of Contract. 13. Breach of Contract. 14. Contingent Contracts. 15. Quasi Contracts. Part II. The Sale Of Goods Act, 1930: 16. Formation of the Contract of Sale. 17. Conditions and Warranties. 18. Transfer of Ownership in Goods. 19. Performance of the Contract of Sale. 20. Unpaid Seller and Restorative Measures. Part III. The Indian Partnership Act, 1932: 21. Nature of a Partnership: General View. 22. Relations of Partners to One Another. 23. Registration and Dissolution of a Firm. Appendices. Glossary. Index.
 
This student-friendly text on Mercantile Law (often called Business Law) discusses in detail the various laws and Acts relating to Mercantile Law. Divided into three parts, Part I, The Indian Contract Act, 1872 discusses topics such as Agreement and Contract, Offer and Acceptance and Consideration. Part II, The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 deals with Formation of Contract of Sale, Conditions and Warranties, Transfer of Ownership in Goods, and so on. Part III. The Indian Partnership Act, 1932 analyzes Nature of Partnership, Relations of Partners to One Another, and Registration and Dissolution of a Firm. The subject has been covered by topics rather than in the strict order of sections in the different Acts so that students can understand the matter with greater ease.

Primarily intended as a text for CPT (Common Proficiency Test) course of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), this accessible text should prove to be valuable also for the undergraduate students of Commerce and Management, ICWAI, ICSI, and those appearing for Judicial Services examination.