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SALES OF GOODSACT, 1930
AMANPREET KAUR
EKTA VERMA
AKHIL PANCHAL
MANISH MAINI
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TOPICSCOVERED:
Formation of contract of sales
Difference between sale and Agreement to sell,
Difference between sale and hire purchase,
Difference between sale and bailment Bail agreement
Conditions and warranties
Rule of Caveat Emptor
Rights of unpaid seller.
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HISTORY
Sale of goods act was enacted in 1930.
Borrowed from the English act.
Came into force in July, 1930.
Prior to the act, the law of sale of goods was
contained in chapter VII of the Indian contractact,1872.
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FORMATION
OF
CONTRACTOFSALE
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DEFINITION
Sec 4(1) of the Indian Sale of Goods Act, 1930
defines the contract of he sale of goods in the
following manner:
A contract of sale of goods is a contract whereby
the seller transfers or agrees to transfer the
property in goods to the buyer for a price.
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The term Contract of sale of goods is a generic term
and it includes:
a. Sale andb. An agreement to sell
where the seller transfers the ownership
rights to the buyer immediately on making
the contract, it is the contract of sale, butwhere the ownership rights are to pass on
some future date upon the fulfillment of
certain conditions then it is called an
agreement to sell.
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ESSENTIALSOFACONTRACTOFSALE
Two parties- buyer and seller
Goods
Price
Transfer of general property
Essential elements of a valid contract
A contract of sale may be absolute or conditional.
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DIFFERENCEBETWEEN
Ownership passes to
the buyer.
It is a executed
contract. Risk of loss falls on the
buyer.
Seller cannot resell the
goods.
It can be in case of
existing and specific
goods.
Ownership remainswith the seller.
It is a executory
contract. Risk of loss falls on the
seller.
Seller can sell goods to
third party. It can be in case of
future andunascertained goods.
Sale Agreement to sell
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In case of breach of a
contract, seller can sue for
the price of the goods .
The seller is only entitled
to the ratable dividend of
the price due if the buyerbecomes insolvent.
The buyer is entitled to
recover the specific
property from theassignee if the seller
becomes insolvent.
In case of breach of a
contract, seller can sue
only for damages not for
the price.
The seller may refuse to
sell the goods to the buyerw/o payments if the buyer
becomes insolvent.
Buyer can claim only
ratable dividend for themoney paid.
Sale Agreement to sell
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DISTINCTIONBETWEEN
Property in the goods
is transferred to the
buyer immediately atthe time of the contract.
The position of the
buyer is that of owner
of the owner of thegoods.
The goods passes to
the hirer on the
payment of the lastinstallment.
The position of the
buyer is that of a bailee
till he pays the lastinstallment.
Sale Hire-purchase agreement
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The buyer cannot
terminate the contract
and is bound to pay theprice of the goods.
The hirer may,
terminate the contract,
by returning the goodsto its owner without any
liability to pay the
remaining installment.
Sale Hire purchase agreement
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BAILMENT
Bailment is the delivery of the goods for some
specific purpose under a contract on the condition
that the same goods are to be returned to the bailor
or are to be disposed of according to the directions
of the bailor.
For example:-
A guard hired to protect the paintings at a museum.
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FEATURESOFBAILMENT
1. Subject is personal property
2. Transfer is temporary possession
3. Transfer is temporary control
4. Both parties intend to return the goods
A bailment must be personal property.
Real property such as land and buildings, cannot bebailed.
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DISTINCTIONBETWEEN
The property in goods
is transferred from the
seller to the buyer.
The return of goods in
contract of sale is not
possible.
There is only transferof possession of goods
from the bailor to thebailee for any of thereasons like safecustody, carriage etc.
The bailee must returngoods to the bailor onthe accomplishment ofthe purpose for whichbailment was made.
Sale Bailment
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The consideration is
the price in terms of
money.
The consideration may
be gratuitous or non
gratuitous.
Sale Bailment
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CONDITIONSANDWARRANTIES
[SEC12]
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TERMS
Representation: Statement made by the seller
before entering into a contract.
Stipulation: If such representation forms an integralpart of the contract and other party relies upon it.
No Representation: CAVEAT EMPTOR
i.e., Let the Buyer Bewareis applied
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CONDITION[SEC12(2)]
A condition is a stipulation essential to the main
purpose of the contract, the breach of which gives
rise to a right to treat the contract as repudiated.
It goes to the root of the contract.
Its non fulfillment upsets the very basis of the
contract.
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Example :- [Behn v. Burness,1863]
By charter party( a contract by which a ship is hired for
the carriage of goods), it was agreed that ship m of 420
tons now in port of Amsterdam should proceed direct
to new port to load a cargo. In fact at the time of the
contract the ship was not in the port of Amsterdam andwhen the ship reached Newport, the charterer refused
to load. Held, the words now in the port of Amsterdam
amounted to a condition, the breach of which entitled
the charterer to repudiate the contract.
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WARRANTY: SEC.12(3)
A warranty is a stipulation collateral to the main
purpose of the contract the breach of which gives
rise to a claim for damages but not right to reject
the goods and treat the contract as repudiated.
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DISTINCTIONBETWEEN
It is a stipulation which
is essential for the
main purpose of thecontract.
In case of breach of a
condition, the
aggrieved party canrepudiate the contract
of sale.
It is a stipulation which
is collateral to the main
purpose of thecontract.
In case of breach of
warranty, the aggrieved
party can claimdamages only.
Condition Warranty
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A breach of condition
may be treated as
breach of warranty.
The breach of
warranty cannot be
treated as a breach ofa condition.
Condition Warranty
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TYPES
Express Conditions : Expressely provided in the
contract
Implied conditions & warranty(sec 14 to 17) : which
the law implies in a contract of sale
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IMPLIEDCONDITIONS:
Conditions as to title [Sec.14(a)]
[Rowland v. Divall,(1923)]
Sale by description [Sec.15]
[Bowes v.shand,(1877)] Condition as to quality or fitness.[Sec.16(1)]
Conditions as to Merchantability [Sec.16(2)]
[R.S.Thakur v. H.G.E. corp., A.I.R.(1971)]
Conditions implied by custom[Sec.16(3)].
Sale by Sample (Sec.17)
Condition as to wholesomeness.
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IMPLIEDWARRANTIES
Warranty of Quiet possession-Sec.14(6)
Warranty against encumbrances-Sec.14(c)
Warranty to disclose dangerous natures of goods.
Warranty as to quality or fitness by usage of tradeSec.16(4).
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CAVEAT EMPTOR
Let the Buyer Beware
The maxim Caveat Emptor does not apply & thecontract will be subject to the implied conditionsunder the following circumstances :
1. Sale under fitness for buyers purpose2. Sale under merchantable quality
3. Sale under usage of trade
4. Consent by Fraud
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EXCEPTIONS
Fitness for buyers purpose.
Sale under a patent or trade name.
Merchantable quality
Usage of trade
Consent by fraud
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RIGHTSOFUNPAIDSELLER
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UNPAIDSELLER(SEC.45)
A seller of goods is deemed to be an unpaid seller when:-
The whole of the price has not been paid or tendered;
A bill of exchange or other negotiable instrument has been
received as a conditional payment, and the condition on which
it was received has not been fulfilled by reason of the dishonour
of the instrument or otherwise.
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The term "seller" includes any person who is in the position ofa seller, as, for instance, an agent of the seller to whom thebill of lading has been endorsed, or a consignor or agent whohas himself paid, or is directly responsible for, the price.
The seller shall be called an unpaid seller even when only asmall portion of the price remains to be unpaid.
It is for the non payment of the price and not for otherexpenses that a seller is termed as an unpaid seller.
Where the full price has been tendered by the buyer and theseller refused to accept it, the seller cannot be called asunpaid seller.
CONDITIONS
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Where the goods have been sold on credit, the seller
cannot be called as an unpaid seller. Unless :
If during the credit period seller becomes insolvent, or
On the expiry of the credit period, if the price remains
unpaid,
Then, only the seller will become an unpaid seller.
CONTINUED..
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1) Right against goods:
Where the property in the goods has passed
Lien on goods
A right of stoppage-in-transit
A right of Re-sale
Where the property in the goods has not passed Withholding delivery
Stoppage in transit
2) Right against the buyer:
Suit for price Suit for damages
Repudiation o contract
Suit for interest
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RIGHTOFLIEN (SEC.47-49) :
the goods are not sold on credit
the goods have been sold on credit, but the period
of credit has expired
the buyer becomes insolvent
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RIGHTOFSTOPPAGEINTRANSIT(SEC.50-52)
The transit is end in following cases:
If the buyer obtains the possession of the goods
before its arrival at the destination
If, after the arrival at their destination, the carrier
acknowledges to the buyer that he holds on his
behalf
If the carrier wrongfully refuses to deliver the goods
to the buyer
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RIGHTOFRE-SALE(SEC.54)
Where the goods are of perishable nature
When the buyer does not pay the price
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