Contract Law [CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) Legal-Aptitude]: Questions 62 - 64 of 100

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Passage

PRINCIPLE: When two or more persons make a joint promise, the promisee may, in the absence of express agreement to the contrary, compel any one or more of such joint promisors, to perform the whole of the promise. Each promisor may compel contribution. Each of two or more joint promisors may compel every other joint promisor to contribute equally with himself to the performance of the promise, unless a contrary intention appears from the contract. When two or more persons have made a joint promise, then, unless a contrary intention appears by the contract, all such persons, during their joint lives, and, after the death of any of them, his representative jointly with the survivor or survivors, and, after the death of the last survivor, the representatives of all jointly, must fulfil the promise. If any one of two or more joint promisors makes default in such contribution, the remaining joint promisors must bear the loss arising from such default in equal shares. Where two or more persons have made a joint promise, a release of one of such joint promisors by the promisee does not discharge the other joint promisor or joint promisors; neither does it free the joint promisors so released from responsibility to the other joint promisor or joint promisors.

FACTS: Amit, Bhushan and Chia are three friends who borrowed ₹ 12000 from Devesh for partying out late at night. They promised to pay to him the amount within reasonable time. Finally, they returned and Chia was found sufficiently sick. Devesh seeks to recover the amount from the three.

Question 62 (3 of 4 Based on Passage)

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Devesh has some enmity with Bhushan. To take his case, he seeks to recover the whole of it from Bhushan. Choose the correct option.

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

He may recover the whole of the amount from Bhushan.

b.

He may not recover the whole of the amount from Bhushan as there are two more promisors here.

c.

The practice contemplated, of Devesh recovering whole of it from Bhushan, shall be against the basic principles of justice.

d.

Question does not provide sufficient data or is vague

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Question 63 (4 of 4 Based on Passage)

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Imagine that Bhushan is not present in the meeting wherein it is decided that the three are joint promisors. He even does not attend the party and is no more a good friend of Amit and Chia. In addition to the same, he announces that he isn՚t borrowing any money. Choose the correct option.

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

His representatives may be approached for the amount.

b.

He may not be compelled to pay his share as his intentions are different on the face of the contract.

c.

He may be compelled by the two promisors to pay his share to Devesh.

d.

All of the above

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Question 64

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PRINCIPLE: In so far as the proposal or acceptance of any promise is made in words, the promise is said to be express. In so far as such proposal or acceptance is made otherwise than in words, the promise is said to be implied.

FACTS: Rahul was in a hurry to rush to school as he had missed his school bus. While standing at the bus stand, he saw a taxi stopping as the driver looked at him and he got into it immediately. The usual charge for the distance from the stop to the school stood as ₹ 100/-. However, some drivers were charging twice the fare as they wanted to show to the public that taxi held value. The driver here was one of them and after Rahul was dropped at the school, the driver asked for ₹ 200/-. Decide.

Choices

Choice (4)Response

a.

Rahul is not bound to pay twice the regular fare.

b.

Rahul must pay twice the regular fare as he boarded the wrong taxi.

c.

Rahul must pay twice the regular fare as it was presumed from his boarding that taxi that he would pay twice the amount.

d.

None of the above

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