- Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co (1893) Court of Appeal
- Lalman Shukla v. Gauri Dutt (Knowledge of Offer) [1] [2]
- Pharmaceutical Society v. Boots Cash Chemists (Medicines on Display)
- Fisher v. Bell (Flick knife case)
- Partridge v. Crittenden (Bramblefinch bird on sale)
- Harvey v. Facey (1893) (Bumper Hall Penn case) [1] [2]
- Mrs. Balfour v. Mr. Balfour (Domestic Arrangement: No “animus contrahendi”) [1] [2]
- Hyde v. Wrench (Counter-Offer)
- Felthouse v. Bindley (mere silence in not acceptance)
- Powell v. Lee (Communication must be through official channel)
- Bhagwandas Goverdhandas Kedia v. Girdharilal Parshottamdas (Telephonic communication)
- Ramsgate Victoria Hotel Co v. Montefiore (Reasonable time for acceptance)
- Byrne & Co v. Van Tienhoven (Revocation after acceptance)
- Boulton v. Jones (contract with unexpected party)
- Adam v. Lindsell (Postal Rule for communication Laid out)
- Household Fire & Carriage Accident Insurance Co v. Grant (Postal Rule reaffirmed)
- Chinnayya v. Ramayya (Madras HC) (1882) [1] [2] (Privity of Consideration not applicable in India – Section 2(d))
- Rajlukhy Dabee v. Bhootnath Mookerjee (1900)
- Lampleigh v. Braithwaite (1615)
- Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. v. Kew Precision Parts Pvt. Ltd. (SC, 2022) (Time Barred debt enforceable through OTS agreement made later)
- Mohori Bibee v. Dharmodas Ghose (1903)
- Imperial Loan Co. v. Stone (1892)
- Ashbury Railway Carriage & Iron Co. v. Riche (1875) (Ultra Vires Company Contract)
- Robinson v. Davison (1871) (Non performace by Pianist)
- Hirachand Punamchand v. Temple (1911) (Third person performing the contract) [1] [2]
- Chikkam Amiraju v. Chikkam Sheshama (Coercion)
- Lloyds Bank v. Bundy (Undue Influence)
- Odorizzi v. Bloomfield School District (Undue Influence + Unsound Mind)
- Keates v. the Earl of Cadogan (Fraud)
- The Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. v. Soonderdas Dhurumsey (Misrepresentation)
- Tara Singh v. Sukhminder Singh (No Consensus Ad Idem – Section 20)
- Dularia Devi v. Janardan Singh (Unilateral Mistake)
- In Re: Jaunpur Sugar Factory Ltd. (Contingent Contract)
- National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) v. Alimenta S.A. (Contingency within contract; Section 32 versus Frustration of contract; Section 56 distinguished by SC)
- T. Vijay Kumar v. M/s Swasodhan Trust (Telangana High Court, 2022) (Contract void on Collateral Contingent event not happening within specified time)
- Gherulal Parakh v. Mahadeodas Maiya (Supreme Court) (Wager – Section 30 & Wager is not always illegal) [1] [2]
- Thacker v. Hardy (1878) (Genuine Market Transactions not a Wager)
- Trimex International FZE Ltd. v. Vedanta Aluminium Ltd. (supreme Court) (Email based contracts are valid)
- Oravel Stays Pvt. Ltd. v. Nikhil Bhalla (Delhi High Court, 2024) (Arbitration clause within a Hyperlinked page)
- Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co. Ltd v. Selfridge & Co. Ltd. (1915, House of Lords) [1][2]
- Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932, House of Lords) — (Privity of Contract also enforceable under Tort)
- M.C. Chacko v. State Bank of Travancore (SC, 1969) (Inidan Case on Doctrine of Privity)
- Nawab Khwaja Muhammad Khan v. Nawab Husaini Begum (1910) [1] [2]
- Watteau v. Fenwick (1893)
- Everet v. Williams (Court of Exchequer, 1725) (Highwaman’s Case)
- Fateh Singh v. Sanwal Singh (Allahabad HC, 1878) (Agreement that defeats the object/purpose of law)
- Pearce v. Brooks (1866) (Contract for immoral object)
- V. Narasimha Raju v. V. Gurumurthy Raju (SC, 1962) (Strifling Prosecution)
- Lowe v. Peers (1768) (Agreement in Restraint of Marriage)
- Air India v. Nergesh Meerza (1981) (Constitutional Case Not About Indian Contract Act)
- Shrawan Kumar @ Pappu v. Nirmala (Allahabad High Court)
- Startup v. Macdonald (1843)
- Hind Construction Contractors v. State of Maharashtra (1979, SC) (Significance of Time)
- Union of India v. Kishorilal Gupta & Bros. (1959, SC) (Novation of contract)
- Jagad Bandhu Chatterjee v. Nilima Rani (SC) (Waiver of pre-emptive rights in property sale)
- Satyabrata Ghose v. Mugneeram Bangur & Co. (1954) (Land requisition by Govt. during World War II not held frustration of contract U/s 56)
- M/s Alopi Parshad & Sons v. Union of India (1960, SC) (Commerceial burned is not frustration U/s 56)
- Energy Watchdog v. CERC (2017, SC) (Mere commercial hardship is not immposibility)
- Bolton v. Mahadeva (1972) (no substrantial performace)
- Cutter v. Powell (1795) (non completion of contract)
- Hochster v. De La Tour (1853) (Anticipatory Breach)
- Frost v. Knight (1872) (Anticipatory Breach)
- Taylor v. Caldwell (1863) (Doctrine of Frustration established)
- Sushila Devi v. Hari Singh (SC, 1971) (Frustration of contract held)
- Hadley v. Baxendale (1854) (Ordinary Damages)
- Karsandas H. Thacker v. Saran Engineering Co. Ltd. (1965) (Ordinary Damages)
- Bharti Knitting Co. v. DHL (1996) (Exemplary Damages)
- Fateh Chand v. Balkishan Dass (1964) (Liquidated Damages)
- ONGC v. Saw Pipes Ltd. (2003) (Liquidated Damages)
- Planche v. Colburn (1831) (Quantum Meruit Principle established)
- Adhunik Steels Ltd. v. Orissa Manganese & Minerals (2007) (Specific relief not tenable where damages are adequate)
- N.P. Thirugnanam v. Dr. R. Jagan Mohan Rao (1995) (Readiness and willingness to perform must be observed in conduct)
- K.S. Vidyanadam v. Vairavan (1997) (Unreasonable delay and inequitable conduct does not qualify for specific relief)
- Chand Rani v. Kamal Rani (1993) (Specific relief – time is not essence unless specifically provided)
- Dalpat Kumar v. Prahlad Singh (SC, 1991) (Interim Injunction)
- Wander Ltd. v. Antox India (SC, 1990) (Interim Injunction)
- Dorab Cawasji Warden v. Coomi Sorab Warden (SC, 1990) (Interim Mandatory Injunction Principles)
- Gujarat Bottling Co. Ltd. v. Coca Cola Co. (SC, 1995) (Injunction – Negative Covenant)
- Cotton Corporation of India v. United Industrial Bank (SC, 1983) (Injunction denied – court not subordinate)
- Executive Committee of Vaish Degree College v. Lakshmi Narain (SC, 1976) (Injunction denied – Not specifically enforceable contract)
- Pearlite Liners Pvt. Ltd. v. Manorama Sirsi (SC, 2004) (Injuntion denied – Not specifically enforceable contract)
- Sanjay Paliwal v. BHEL (SC, decision dated 15 Jan 2026) (Injection denied – equally efficacius remedy availabe)
- M. Lachia Setty & Sons v. Coffee Board (1981)
List of Leading Cases covered in Law of Contract-I
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