The Sale of Goods Act 1930

The Sale of Goods
Act, 1930
CASE STUDY
BY ADV. ANURAG SRIVASTAVA
 Case no. 1:  Answer:
J the owner of a Fiat car wants to sell his car. For

this purpose he hand over the car to P, a
mercantile agent for sale at a price not less than
50, 000. The agent sells the car for 40, 000 to A,
who buys the car in good faith and without
notice of any fraud. P misappropriated the
money also. J sues A to recover the Car. Decide
given reasons whether J would succeed.
 Case no. 2:  Answer:
Suraj sold his car to Sohan for 75,000. After

inspection and satisfaction, Sohan paid 25,000
and took possession of the car and promised to
pay the remaining amount within a month.
Later on, Sohan refuses to give the remaining
amount on the ground that the car was not in a
good condition. Advise Suraj as to what remedy
is available to him against Sohan.
 Case no. 3:  Answer
For the purpose of making uniform for the

employees, Mr. Yadav bought dark blue
coloured cloth from Vivek, but did not disclose
to the seller the purpose of said purchase.
When uniforms were prepared and used by
the employees, the cloth was found unfit.
However, there was evidence that the cloth was
fit for caps, boots and carriage lining. Advise
Mr. Yadav whether he is entitled to have any
remedy under the sale of Goods Act, 1930?
Ram sells 200 bales of cloth to Shyam and

sends 100 bales by lorry and 100 bales by
Railway. Shyam receives delivery of 100 bales
sent by lorry, but before he receives the
delivery of the bales sent by railway, he
becomes bankrupt. Ram being still unpaid,
stops the goods in transit. The official receiver,
on Shyam’s insolvency claims the goods.
Decide the case with reference to the
provisions of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930.
Classify the following transactions according to

the types of goods they are:
(i) A wholesaler of cotton has 100 bales in his

godown. He agrees to sell 50 bales and these
bales were selected and set aside.
(ii) A agrees to sell to B one packet of salt out

of the lot of one hundred packets lying in his
shop.
(iii) T agrees to sell to S all the oranges which

will be produced in his garden this year.
Mr. S agreed to purchase 100 bales of cotton

from V, out of his large stock and sent his men
to take delivery of the goods. They could pack
only 60 bales. Later on, there was an accidental
fire and the entire stock was destroyed including
60 bales that were already packed. Referring to
the provisions of the Sale of Goods Act, 1930
explain as to who will bear the loss and to what
extent?
Mr. Amit was shopping in a self-service Super

market. He picked up a bottle of cold drink
from a shelf. While he was examining the
bottle, it exploded in his hand and injured him.
He files a suit for damages against the owner of
the market on the ground of breach of
condition. Decide under the Sale of Goods
Act, 1930, whether Mr. Amit would succeed in
his claim?
The Indian
Partnership Act,
1932
CASE STUDY
BY ADV. ANURAG SRIVASTAVA
A, B and C are partners in a firm. As per terms

of the partnership deed, A is entitled to 20
percent of the partnership property and profits.
A retires from the firm and dies after 15 days. B
and C continue business of the firm without
settling accounts. What are the rights of A’s legal
representatives against the firm under the Indian
Partnership Act, 1932?
X and Y are partners in a partnership firm. X

introduced A, a manager, as his partner to Z. A
remained silent. Z, a trader believing A as
partner supplied 100 T.V sets to the firm on
credit. After expiry of credit period, Z did not
get amount of T.V sets sold to the partnership
firm. Z filed a suit against X and A for the
recovery of price. Advice Z whether he can
recover the amount from X and A under the
Indian Partnership Act, 1932.
Ram, Mohan and Gopal were partners in a firm. During the

course of partnership, the firm ordered Sunrise Ltd. to
supply a machine to the firm. Before the machine was
delivered, Ram expired. The machine, however, was later
delivered to the firm. Thereafter, the remaining partners
became insolvent and the firm failed to pay the price of
machine to Sunrise Ltd.
Explain with reasons:
(i) Whether Ram’s private estate is liable for the price of

the machine purchased by the firm?
(ii) Against whom can the creditor obtain a decree for the
recovery of the price?
P, X, Y and Z are partners in a registered firm
A & Co. X died and P retired. Y and Z filed a
suit against W in the name and on behalf of
firm without notifying to the Registrar of firms
about the changes in the constitution of the
firm. Is the suit maintainable?

Master X was introduced to the benefits of
partnership of M/s ABC & Co. with the consent of
all partners. After attaining majority, more than
six months elapsed and he failed to give a public
notice as to whether he elected to become or not
to become a partner in the firm. Later on, Mr. L, a
supplier of material to M/s ABC & Co., filed a suit
against M/s ABC & Co. for recovery of the debt
due.
In the light of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932,

explain:
(i) To what extent X will be liable if he failed to

give public notice after attaining majority?
(ii) (Can Mr. L recover his debt from X?

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The Sale of Goods

J the owner of a Fiat car wants to sell his car. For

Suraj sold his car to Sohan for 75,000. After

For the purpose of making uniform for the

Ram sells 200 bales of cloth to Shyam and

Classify the following transactions according to

(i) A wholesaler of cotton has 100 bales in his

(ii) A agrees to sell to B one packet of salt out

(iii) T agrees to sell to S all the oranges which

Mr. S agreed to purchase 100 bales of cotton

Mr. Amit was shopping in a self-service Super

A, B and C are partners in a firm. As per terms

X and Y are partners in a partnership firm. X

Ram, Mohan and Gopal were partners in a firm. During the

Explain with reasons:

(i) Whether Ram’s private estate is liable for the price of

P, X, Y and Z are partners in a registered firm

A & Co. X died and P retired. Y and Z filed a

suit against W in the name and on behalf of

firm without notifying to the Registrar of firms

about the changes in the constitution of the

firm. Is the suit maintainable?

In the light of the Indian Partnership Act, 1932,

(i) To what extent X will be liable if he failed to

(ii) (Can Mr. L recover his debt from X?

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