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A husband promised to pay his wife a household allowance of Rs. 2,500 every month. Later, parties separated and the husband failed to pay the amount.

The law may give the party aggrieved the option of getting out of his bargain. That is to say contract which is enforceable at the option of one party but not at the option of other party is known as_____.

Ajeet, owner of an apple orchard, believes that all the apple trees in his orchard are fruit-bearing trees. However, he has no sufficient ground for his belief. Even then, Ajeet states to Baljeet that his orchard has all fruit-bearing trees. Induced by this statement, Baljeet purchases the orchard. Later on, it is found that only 50% trees are fruit-bearing. In this case Ajeet has made___.

As per Section 17, which of the following acts committed by a party to a contract with intent to deceive other party or induce him to enter into the contract will be treated as fraud?
(a) Knowingly making a false statement.
(b) Actively concealing a material fact.
(c) Making a promise without any intention of performing it.
Select the correct answer from the options given below -

The facts of Henkel vs. Pape were : P wrote to H inquiring the price of rifles and suggested that he might buy as many as 50. On receipt of a reply, he wired to send 3 rifles. Due to the mistake of the telegraph clerk, the message transmitted to H was "send the rifles". H dispatched 50 rifles. There was______.

A contract is an agreement creating and defining obligations between the parties. This definition of contract is given by______.

Which follow from application of the undermentioned legal principle:

If promisee accepts late performance when time is essence of contract, then _____.

A contract is said to be induced by where the relations subsisting between the parties are such that one of the parties is in a position to dominate the will of the other and uses that position to obtain an unfair advantage over the other.

A, B & C jointly promise to pay D Rs. 6,000. D releases A from his liability and files suit against B & C for the payment of debt. Decide.