[Malavika Devaya is an associate at Poovayya & Co., Advocates & Solicitors.] A retention of title (ROT) clause is a provision that may be included in commercial contracts and purports to protect the seller’s interests by maintaining title to the goods with the seller until the occurrence of a future event, usually the receipt of payment. These clauses are, however, not very commonly...
Is India Ready to Adopt the CISG? The Plight of Determinable Contracts
[Anshul Butani is a 5th year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore] On August 1, 2018, the Government of India enacted an amendment to the Specific Relief Act, 1963 to improve the ease of doing business in India. Prior to the Amendment, specific performance was an exceptional remedy for breach of contracts, granted at the discretion of the court...
Section 55 of the Indian Sale of Goods Act: Exhaustive or Illustrative?
There are often practical advantages in being able to sue for an agreed sum instead of damages, because the amount the claimant recovers in an action for the sum is usually not reduced by the application of legal rules such as mitigation and remoteness. For example, suppose an advertiser signs a contract with a television company to advertise its products for a fee of Rs. 1 crore, provides the...
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