Important Questions — Law of Contract-I, Unit III

Sourced from actual OU question papers (April/May 2017, March/April 2017, March/April 2018, September/October 2017, February 2026), cross-checked against the official Unit syllabus — every question here is answerable entirely from what's already published on this site.

Part A — Short Answer

1. Novation.
   Discharge by Agreement — Novation, Remission, and Accord and Satisfaction
2. Accord and Satisfaction.
   Discharge by Agreement — Novation, Remission, and Accord and Satisfaction
3. Frustration.
   Discharge by Impossibility of Performance — The Doctrine of Frustration Taylor v. Caldwell (1863)
4. Anticipatory Breach.
   Discharge by Breach of Contract — Anticipatory Breach and Actual Breach
5. Agreement to do Impossible Acts.
   Discharge by Impossibility of Performance — The Doctrine of Frustration
6. Explain discharge of contract.
   Discharge of Contract — Meaning and the Six Modes

Part B — Long Answer

7. State the various ways in which a contract may be terminated.
   Discharge of Contract — Meaning and the Six Modes
8. Explain the doctrine of frustration and examine the circumstances in which impossibility of performance discharges a contract. (Tested twice — April/May 2017 and February 2026)
   Discharge by Impossibility of Performance — The Doctrine of Frustration Taylor v. Caldwell (1863) Satyabrata Ghose v. Mugneeram Bangur & Co. (1954)
9. What do you understand by anticipatory breach of contract? State the rights of the promisee in case of such breach.
   Discharge by Breach of Contract — Anticipatory Breach and Actual Breach Hochster v. De La Tour (1853) Frost v. Knight (1872)

Part C — Problem / Case-Study Questions

10. 'X' agreed to let his hall to 'Y' for some public entertainment on 1st August. On 20th July, the hall was destroyed by fire. Discuss the rights of X and Y.
    Discharge by Impossibility of Performance — The Doctrine of Frustration Taylor v. Caldwell (1863)
11. Sudheer agrees to sell to Vasu the entire crop of oranges growing in his orchard. After the agreement, a sudden frost destroys the crop, and Sudheer claims the contract was discharged by impossibility of performance. Advise Vasu.
    Discharge by Impossibility of Performance — The Doctrine of Frustration Taylor v. Caldwell (1863)
12. A and B jointly owe Rs. 200 to C. A pays the amount to C. B, not knowing this fact, pays Rs. 100 over again to C. Discuss the rights of A and B as against C.
    Appropriation of Payments and Performance by Joint Promisors

Questions are drawn from previous Osmania University LL.B. examination papers for study and revision purposes only.