Question

Mr.Rameshpromisedtopay`50,000tohiswifeMrs.Lalisothat shecanspend thesumonher 30th

birthday. Mrs. Lali insisted her husband to make awritten agreement if he really loved her. Mr. Ramesh

made a written agreement and the agreement was registered under the law. Mr. Ramesh failed to pay the

specified amount to his wife Mrs. Lali. Mrs. Lali wants to file a suit against Mr. Ramesh and recover the

promised amount. Referring to the applicable provisions of the ContractAct, 1872,advise whetherMrs.

Laliwill succeed.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Parties must intend to create legal obligations: There must be an intention on

the part of the parties to create legal relationship between them. Social or domestic

type of agreements are not enforceable in court of law and hence they do not

result into contracts.

In the given question, Mr. Ramesh promised to pay ` 50,000 to his wife so that

she can spend the same on her birthday. However, subsequently, Mr. Ramesh

failed to fulfil the promise, for which Mrs. Lali wants to file a suit against

Mr. Ramesh. Here, in the given circumstance wife will not be able to recover the

amount as it was a social agreement and the parties did not intend to create any

legal relations.

Answer 2

Answer:

Parties must intend to create legal obligations: There must be an intention on the part of the

parties to create legal relationship between them. Social or domestic type of agreements are

not enforceable in court of law and hence they do not result into contracts.

In the given question, Mr. Ramesh promised to pay Rs. 50,000 to his wife so that she can

spend the same on her birthday. However, subsequently, Mr. Ramesh failed to fulfil the

promise, for which Mrs. Lali wants to file a suit against Mr. Ramesh. Here, in the given

circumstance wife will not be able to recover the amount as it was a social agreement and the

parties did not intend to create any legal relations.

Explanation: