Important Questions — Law of Contract-I, Unit V

Sourced from actual OU question papers (April/May 2017, March/April 2018, September/October 2017, February 2026), cross-checked against the official Unit syllabus — every question here is answerable entirely from what's already published on this site.

Part A — Short Answer

1. Perpetual injunctions.
   Preventive Relief — Injunctions
2. Mandatory Injunction. (See Dorab Cawasji Warden v. Coomi Sorab Warden, (1990) 2 SCC 117)
   Preventive Relief — Injunctions
3. Specific Relief.
   Specific Relief Act, 1963 — Nature, Scheme and Kinds of Relief
4. If a person is unlawfully dispossessed of his immovable property, what remedy is available to him under the Specific Relief Act, 1963? (See Lallu Yeshwant Singh v. Rao Jagdish Singh (1968) and Krishna Ram Mahale v. Shobha Venkat Rao (1989))
   Recovery of Possession of Property

Part B — Long Answer

1. Discuss the law relating to contracts which are specifically enforceable. (Tested twice — April/May 2017 and February 2026, the latter phrased as "Discuss the contracts that can be specifically enforced under the Specific Relief Act?"; see Katta Sujatha Reddy v. Siddamsetty Infra Projects (P) Ltd. (2022))
   Specific Performance of Contracts
2. Explain the grounds for granting injunctions and classify the forms of injunctions. (Tested twice — March/April 2018 and September/October 2017, the latter phrased as "Discuss the law relating to 'Injunctions' in India."; see Dorab Cawasji Warden v. Coomi Sorab Warden (1990))
   Preventive Relief — Injunctions
3. What is a declaratory decree? Explain the conditions for granting declaratory relief.
   Declaratory Decrees

Part C — Problem / Case-Study Questions

1. 'A' took employment in B's mill as a weaving master and agreed not to serve in that capacity for 3 years in any other mill in any part of India. After one year A left the employment and tried to join another mill. B filed a suit for injunction. Explain the legal position. (Turns on Section 42's negative-agreement injunction, alongside Section 14(c)'s bar on specifically enforcing personal-skill contracts)
   Preventive Relief — Injunctions