Vinit Lagade Karthik Mehta Mayur Dave Priyank Doshi Sanjay Pawar 17 19 03 13 24 ontents Contract of saIe of goods. Factors essentiaI of contract of saIe. SaIe v/s Agreement to saIe. SaIe v/s Hire-purchase agreement. Condition and Warranty. Rights Of An Unpaid SeIIer. BaiIment and PIedge. ontract of sa|e of goods W A conLracL of sale of goods ls a conLracL whereby Lhe seller Lransfers or agrees Lo Lransfer Lhe properLy Lo goods Lo Lhe buyer for a prlce W 1here may be a conLracL of sale beLween one parLowner and anoLherSec 4(1) A conLracL of sale may be absoluLe or condlLlonal sec 4(2) Vinit Lagade 17 actors essent|a| of contract of sa|e W 1wo arLles 8uyer sec 2(1) Seller sec 2(13) W Coods MusL be movable W rlce musL be ln moneLary Lerms Vinit Lagade 17 Sa|e v]s Agreement to sa|e Sa|e Agreement to sa|e 1ransfer of properLy ln Lhe goods passes lmmedlaLely 1ransfer of properLy ln goods ls Lo Lake place aL a fuLure Llme or sub[ecL Lo cerLaln condlLlons Lo be fulfllled A sale can be ln case of exlsLlng and speclflc goods only An agreemenL Lo sell ls mosLly ln case of fuLure and conLlngenL goods lf goods are desLroyed Lhen loss falls on Lhe buyer even Lhough goods are ln Lhe possesslon of seller lf goods are desLroyed Lhe loss falls on Lhe seller even Lhough goods are ln possesslon of Lhe buyer lf buyer falls Lo pay Lhen seller can sue buyers for Lhe prlce even Lhough lf goods are ln possesslon of seller lf buyer falls Lo pay Lhen seller can sue for damages and noL for Lhe prlce even Lhough goods are ln possesslon of buyer A sale ls a conLracL plus conveyance le glves rlghL Lo buyer Lo en[oy Lhe goods or use lL An agreemenL Lo sell ls merely a conLracL pure and slmple le glves a rlghL Lo Lhe buyer agalnsL Lhe seller Lo sue for damages Vinit Lagade 17 Sa|e v]s n|repurchase agreement Sa|e n|re purchase agreement wnershlp ls Lransferred from Lhe seller Lo Lhe buyer as soon as conLracL ls enLered lnLo wnershlp ls Lransferred from Lhe seller Lo Lhe hlre purchaser only when a cerLaln agreed number of lnsLallmenL ls pald 1he poslLlon of buyer ls LhaL of owner 1he poslLlon of hlre purchaser ls LhaL of Lhe ballee 1he buyer cannoL LermlnaLe Lhe conLracL and as such ls bound Lo pay Lhe prlce of Lhe goods 1he hlre purchaser has a opLlon Lo LermlnaLe Lhe conLracL aL any sLage and cannoL be forced Lo pay Lhe furLher lnsLallmenLs lf Lhe paymenL made by Lhe buyer ln lnsLallmenL Lhe amounL payable by Lhe buyer Lo Lhe seller ls reduced for Lhe paymenL made by Lhe buyer ls Lowards Lhe prlce of Lhe goods 1he lnsLallmenL pald by Lhe hlre purchaser are regarded as hlre charges and noL as paymenL Lowards Lhe prlce of Lhe goods Llll opLlon Lo purchase Lhe goods ls exerclsed Vinit Lagade 17 ond|t|ons and Warrant|es W What |s a cond|t|on? Sec 12 (2) A condlLlon ls a sLlpulaLlon essenLlal Lo Lhe maln purpose of Lhe conLracL Lhe breach of whlch glves rlse Lo LreaL Lhe conLracL as repudlaLed or broken W What |s a warranty? Sec 12 (3) A warranLy ls sLlpulaLlon collaLeral Lo Lhe maln purpose of Lhe conLracL Lhe breach of whlch glves rlse Lo a clalm for damages buL noL Lo a rlghL Lo re[ecL Lhe goods and LreaL Lhe conLracL as repudlaLed or broken Karthik Metha 19 |st|ngu|sh between ond|t|on and Warranty ond|t|on W St|pu|at|on CondlLlon ls an essenLlal sLlpulaLlon or Lerm of Lhe conLracL of sale W emedy 8reach of condlLlon glves rlghL Lo repudlaLed and also a rlghL Lo clalm damages W erc|se of opt|on 8reach of condlLlon may be LreaLed as a breach of warranLy Warranty W St|pu|at|on WarranLy ls a collaLeral or lncldenLal sLlpulaLlon Lo Lhe maln purpose of Lhe conLracL W emedy 8reach of warranLy glves rlghL Lo clalm damages only lL does noL enLlLle a buyer Lo re[ecL Lhe goods and LreaL Lhe conLracL as repudlaLed W erc|se of opt|on A breach of warranLy cannoL be LreaLed as a breach of condlLlon arthik Metha 19 @he d|st|nct|on between the two may be |||ustrated as fo||ow A man buys a parLlcular horse whlch ls warranLed quleL Lo rlde and drlve lf Lhe horse Lurns ouL Lo be vlclous Lhe buyer's only remedy ls Lo clalm damages 8uL lf lnsLead of buylng a parLlcular horse a man asks a dealer Lo supply hlm wlLh a quleL horse and Lhe horse Lurns ouL be vlclous Lhe sLlpulaLlon ls a condlLlon and Lhe buyer can re[ecL Lhe horse or keep Lhe horse and clalm damages Karthik Metha 19 |ghts Cf An Unpa|d Se||er Mayur Dave 03 W Dnder erformance of ConLracL of Sale u/s 31 lL ls Lhe duLy of Lhe Seller Lo dellver Lhe goods and of Lhe 8uyer Lo accepL and pay for Lhem ln accordance wlLh Lhe Lerms of Lhe conLracL for sale W 8lghLs of Lhe Dnpald Seller can be agalnsL Lhe goods or agalnsL Lhe 8uyer personally as regards Lhe goods Lhe Seller has W8lghL of llen W8lghL of sLoppage ln LranslL W8lghL of resale Mayur Dave 03 |ght of ||en WL|en ls Lhe rlghL Lo reLaln possesslon of goods and refuse Lo dellver Lhe good Lo Lhe buyer unLll Lhe prlce due ln respecL of Lhem ls pald or Lendered WLlen may arlse by sLaLuLe express or lmplled conLracL and ln ordlnary course of deallngs Wor an eamp|e In s|mp|e ||en states that |f A who us a buyer and 8 who |s a se||er 8 has the r|ght to keep the possess|on of the goods w|th h|m and wont de||ver unt|| A (buyer) makes the payment of goods to 8 (se||er) Mayur Dave 03 Right of stoppage in transit WWhen Lhe buyer of goods becomes lnsolvenL Lhe unpald seller who has parLed wlLh Lhe possesslon of Lhe goods has Lhe rlghL of sLopplng Lhem ln LranslL LhaL ls Lo say he may resume possesslon of Lhe goods as long as Lhey are ln Lhe course of LranslL and may reLaln Lhem unLll paymenL or Lender of Lhe prlce W1ranslL does noL mean LhaL Lhe goods should be ln moLlon W(or eg A who |s a buyer purchased goods from 8 who |s a se||er 8 has d|spatched the goods from h|s p|ace and wh||e the goods |s |n trans|t 8 comes to know that A has become |nso|vent Now 8 has the r|ght to stop the de||very of goods when they are |n trans|t so goods are stopped |n trans|t unt|| A who |s the buyer pays h|s dues) Mayur Dave 03 |ght of esa|e (sec S4) W When Lhe unpald seller has exerclsed hls rlghL of llen on hls reLalnlng Lhe possesslon of Lhe goods or resumes possesslon of Lhe goods by exerclslng hls rlghL of sLoppage ln LranslL upon lnsolvency of Lhe buyer he can resell Lhe goods under followlng clrcumsLances l Where Lhe goods are of perlshable naLure ll Where Lhe sellers glves noLlce Lo Lhe buyer of hls lnLenLlon Lo re sell Lhe goods and buyer does noL pay Lhe prlce wlLhln a reasonable Llme afLer Lhe noLlce lll Where Lhe seller has expressly reserved hls rlghL of resale ln case Lhe buyer makes defaulL W 1herefore seller has Lhe full rlghL Lo resale Lhe goods lf Lhe buyer does noL pay hlm ln Lhe glven Llme frame Mayur Dave 03 lat |s BA||MEN! 777 Accordlng Lo sec 148 #A ballmenL ls Lhe dellvery of goods by one person Lo anoLher for some purpose upon a conLracL" lL also means 'Lo dellver' or 'Lo hand over' lL consLlLuLes dellvery of possesslon of goods for some speclflc purpose lL also a conLracL beLween 8AILC and 8AIL 1he person dellverlng Lhe goods ls called '8allor' 1he person Lo whom Lhey are dellvered ls called '8allee' #|glts af Ba|lar #|glts af Ba|lar W 1rcut builmcnt us voioublc(scc. 18!). W #cturn ol gooos(scc.160 161). W luim comcnsution lor wronglul usc ol gooos b, builcc (sccs.18=): W Iu case o| mixture o| oods b baiiee(sccs.188-181) W 1o rcccivc un, incrcusc or rolit lrom gooos builco(scc.16!): :t|es aa ||a||l|t|es af tle Ba|lar W !ut baiiee iuto jossessiou,sec.=). W lisciose |auits iu tue oods baiied,sec.0). W Keja uecessar exjeuses,sec.). W Kesjousibiiit |or au ioss due to de|ect iu titie,sec.o=). W 1o take back tue oods. #|glts af Ba|lee W !articuiar iieu,sec.0) W 1o kuov |auits iu tue oods baiied to uim,sec.0) W Ciaim jrojortiouate suare iu oods mixed,sec.) W Ciaim exjeuses o| baiimeut,sec.) W Ciaim iosses |or de|ect iu titie o| baiior,sec.o0) W lu|orcemeut o| riuts :t|es aa ||a||l|t|es af Ba|lee W 1o take reasouabie care o| tue oods baiied,sec.). W uautuorised use o| oods baiied,sec.=). W Keturu o| oods,sec.o0 c o). W 1o deiier au iucrease or jro|it accrued ou tue oods,sec.o!). W 1o ja damaes. ef|n|t|on Wledge means Lo deposlL personal properLy as securlLy for a personal loan of moneylf Lhe loan ls noL repald when dueLhe personal properLy pledge shall be forfelL Lo Lhe lender 1he properLy ls known as collaLeral 1o pledge ls Lhe same as Lo pawn Lo promlse Lo do someLhlng W 1he ballor ln Lhls case ls called Lhe #pawnor" W1he ballee ls called Lhe #pawnee" W1he LransacLlon ls called pledge or pawn ledge ls Lherefore a klnd of ballmenL Wledges are a form of securlLy Lo assure LhaL a person wlll repay a debL or perform an acL under conLracL Wln a pledge one person Lemporarlly glves possesslon of properLy Lo anoLher parLy Wledges are Lyplcally used ln securlng loans pawnlng properLy for cash and guaranLeelng LhaL conLracL work wlll be done Sanjay Pawar 24 |ghts of a awnee W @o reta|n (S 173 174) Lhe awnee may reLaln Lhe goods for l aymenL of Lhe debL or Lhe performance of Lhe promlse ll lnLeresL on Lhe debL and lll All necessary expenses lncurred by hlm ln respecL of Lhe possesslon or preservaLlon of Lhe goods pledged W @o recover etra ord|nary epenses(S17S) Lhe awnee ls enLlLled Lo recelve from Lhe pawnors exLraordlnary expenses lncurred by hlm for Lhe preservaLlon of Lhe goods pledged W |ght on pawnors defau|t (S 176) lf Lhe pawnors makes a defaulL ln paymenL of Lhe debL Lhen Lhe pawnee may brlng a sulL agalnsL Lhe pawnor upon Lhe debL or promlse or reLaln Lhe goods pledged as a collaLeral securlLy Sanjay Pawar 24 |ghts of awnor W|ghts of redempt|on (S177) awnee's rlghL of sale ls sub[ecL Lo Lhe pawnor's exerclse of rlghL of redempLlon on paymenL of Lhe debL or performance of Lhe promlse 8oLh of Lhelr rlghL of sale and rlghL of redempLlon are concurrenL rlghLs Wreservat|on and ma|ntenance 1he pawnor can enforce preservaLlon and proper malnLenance of Lhe goods pledged W@o rece|ve back the goods Lhe pawnor has Lhe rlghL Lo recelve back Lhe goods on paymenL of Lhe debL or on Lhe performance of Lhe promlse Sanjay Pawar 24