Singh v Jeram
Singh v Jeram (Civil Appeal. No. 8 of 1944) [1945] EACA 4 (1 January 1945)
The Court of Appeal held that the contract for the sale of chalk was not void for illegality despite being entered into on unlicensed premises, as the Traders Licensing Ordinance, 1936, was primarily a revenue measure and did not expressly void such contracts. The Court found that oral evidence of a subsequent agreement varying the mode of delivery was admissible under section 92 of the Indian Evidence Act, since the contract was not required by law to be in writing after part acceptance of the goods. The Court determined that the contract was for a definite quantity of goods (12 tons of whit…
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- Sale Of Goods
- Contract Variation
- Admissibility Of Oral Evidence
- Traders Licensing
- Rejection Of Goods
- Costs Award