Contract Act 1872

Section 16 : “undue influence” defined   2023  CLD  1025   ISLAMABAD TANVIR HUSSAIN MANJI VS NATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY BUREAU 25(b)—Contract Act (IX of 1872), S. 16(3)—Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199—Constitutional petition—Plea bargain—Incidental charges—Scope—Undue influence—Proof—Petitioner accused before National Accountability Bureau (NAB) who entered into plea bargain with NAB but assailed imposition of 15% incidental charges over and […]

Section 15 : “coercion” defined    2016  PLD  199   SUPREME-COURT PAKISTAN RAILWAYS through AGM(Trafic), Lahore VS FOUR BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL (PVT) LTD 2(e) & Chap. II [Ss.10 to 30-C]—Agreement, rescission of—Agreement between the parties had the status of a statute and unless it was shown that any term of the agreement was violative of the law,

Section 14 : Free “consent” defined   2016  YLR  2102   SUPREME-COURT-AZAD-KASHMIR Raja MUHAMMAD ALTAF KHAN VS SOBIA TABASSUM 14—“Free consent”—Meaning. 2016  PLD  199   SUPREME-COURT PAKISTAN RAILWAYS through AGM(Trafic), Lahore VS FOUR BROTHERS INTERNATIONAL (PVT) LTD 2(e) & Chap. II [Ss.10 to 30-C]—Agreement, rescission of—Agreement between the parties had the status of a statute and unless

Section 13 : “consent” defined    2017  CLC  70   LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE MANZOOR HUSSAIN VS Haji KHUSHI MUHAMMAD 13—Specific Relief Act (I of 1877), S.12—Specific performance of agreement—Party to agreement was required to bring on record evidence to connect two pages of document exhibited with each other—Failure of party to connect the pages—Effect—Such deficiency did not establish

Section 12 : What is a sound mind for the purposes of contracting    2023  SCMR  1339   SUPREME-COURT MUHAMMAD MUNIR VS UMAR HAYAT Ss. 11 & 12—Unsoundness of mind—Scope—Permanent paralytic affection, though it somewhat saps the physical energy of the sufferer, does not necessarily impairs his mental power to such an extent to render him

Section 9 : Promises, express and implied    2022  CLC  1659   LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE Mst. AFIFA BIBI alias BEGUM AFIFA MOMDOOT VS Mst. JAMEELA SIKANDAR Ss. 8 & 9—Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Art. 113—Agreement, acceptance of—Consideration, receiving of—Suit for specific performance–­-Plaintiff/respondent alleged that she purchased 4 plots (comprising of land measuring 27 Marlas) in Housing Colony/scheme launched

Section 7 : Acceptance must be absolute    2022  YLR  1323   Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court ASSISTANT DIRECTOR SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT VS Haji GHULAM MUSTAFA (deceased) Ss. 7 & 10—Suit for declaration—Petitioners/public officials invited bids—Predecessor of the respondents/plaintiffs was accepted being the lowest bidder—Respondent submitted application before petitioners for revocation of the offer claiming that he had

Section 6 : Revocation how made   1997  PLD  59   PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT GOVERNMENT OF N.W.F.P. VS AKHTAR HUSSAIN SHAH Contract Act 1872 S. 6(2)—Forest Leases, Regulation of Procedure for, Regln. 38—Sale of Forest Ranges—Proposal—Acceptance—Reasonable time—Acceptance of proposal after prescribed time of acceptance—Effect—Acceptance of proposal after lapse of more than three months was not within reasonable time—Proposal

Section 5 : Revocation of proposals and acceptances   2016  YLR  100   KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH MUHAMMAD AYUB VS Miss. AMBREEN NAZ 12—Qanun-e-Shahadat (10 of 1984), Arts. 102, 103 & 117—Contract Act (IX of 1872), S. 5—Suit for specific performance of agreement to sell—Oral agreement— Scope— Proposal and acceptance—Plaintiff was ready to perform his part of contract and

Section 4 : Communication when complete   2022  CLD  1279   LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE TARIQ AZIZ VS MAKHDUM AHMED MAHMUD Ss. 136 & 160—Contract Act (IX of 1872), S. 4—Election—Revocation of agreement—Pre-condition—Corporate democracy, principle of—Applicability—Petitioners assailed election of Stewards of Race Course Club on the plea that they had informed respondent regarding contesting of election and sought return