Case Study Bailor & Bailee Sudarshan bails a certain quantity of "First Grade" petrol, to be stored safely till the end of March 2011. Raghman, without the consent of Sudarshan mixes the first grade petrol with his own "Second Grade" petrol on 1st April, 2011, when Sudarshan asked Raghman for his first grade petrol Raghman tells him to take the bailed quantity of petrol out of the mixed petrol. Sudarshan refused to take the mixed petrol and instead claims the prices of the "First Grade" petrol, which is higher than "Second Grade". Raghman refuses to compensate Sudarshan for the above on the ground of impossibility of performance. Question 1: Whether Raghman is liable to compensate Sudarshan for the loss?
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Answer:
No Raghman is not liable to compensate sudarshan for the loss. because the bailment contract between them ends at march 2011 as mentioned in the contract so after that the bailor has no right to claim for his loss
Answer
Raghman is not obligated to reimburse Sudarshan for his losses. Because the bailment contract between them expires in March 2011, as stated in the contract, the bailor has no right to make a claim for his loss after that date.
Explanation
A bailment is the handing over of things from one person to another for some purpose, with the understanding that after the purpose is fulfilled, the commodities will be given to the orders of the person who brought them, they will be returned or disposed of. The 'bailor' is someone who delivers the goods.
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