LEGAL PRINCIPLES: A contract is an agreement enforceable by law. FACTUAL SITUATION: Amita invited Bina to her house for dinner. Bina accepted the invitation but later did not go. On Bina’s failure to attend, Amita filed a suit against Bina for the price of non¬consumed food. Will the law enforce this agreement? DECISION (Answer the question after reading the following paragraph.)

Direction: Given below is a statement of legal principle followed by a factual situation. Apply the principle to the facts given below and select the most appropriate answer.

Option A: No, it is a social agreement.

Option B: Yes, Amita can recover amount for non-consumed food.

Option C: No, as Bina did not accept the invitation in writing.

Option D: No, because the law does not take account of trivial things

Correct Answer

Option: a

Explanation

Section 10 of the Indian Contract Act describes What agreements are contracts.

Sample Mock Tests for Practice

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