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OF 1930
CS (Prof. ) Monica Suri
(Fellow Member of
The Institute of Company Secretaries
of India)
THE SALE OF GOODS
ACT, 1930
SECTION 4 STATES SALE OF
GOODS IS A CONTRACT
WHEREBY THE SELLER :
•TRANSFERS OR AGREES TO TRANSFER THE
PROPERTY IN GOODS
•TO THE BUYER
•FOR MONEY CONSIDERATION.
•ALL ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS TO CONTRACT MUST
BE PRESENT.
Case State of Gujarat Vs Raman Lal s. Co.
1965
Partnership dissolved and surplus divided to
show sale
AGREEMENT TO SELL
An Agreement to sell does not involve any
transfer of property. The transfer is said to
take place at a future date.
Nature of Contract
Nature of Rights( Ownership)
Right to resell
Risk of loss
Remedy for breach ( personal/ suit)
Effect of insolvency of the seller
Transfer of owner ship
SUBJECT MATTER OF GOODS : WHAT ARE GOODS?
2) ASCERTAINED OR UNASCERTAINED.
THESE ARE GOODS WHICH ARE EITHER EXISTING OR POSSESSED
BY THE SELLER AT THE TIME OF CONTRACT. UNASCERTAINED
GOODS BECOME ASCERTAINED BEFORE SALE.
Can be :
Specific Goods which are identified like
buying a LG Microwave
Generic Goods which are defined by
description like choosing between LG,
Samsung, whirlpool microwave.
Ascertained goods: Specific goods identified
at time of sale.
Unascertained goods: generic goods
unidentified at the time of sale.
2. Future Goods
These goods are to be produced or
manufactured at a latter point of time
3. Contingent goods are like future and
unascertained goods. However execution of
such contract is depended on the happening
or non-happeneing of an event.
TRANSFER OF PROPERTY
Depends on three stages
Transfer of Property in goods
Transfer of possession of goods
Passing of the risk
Rules regarding transfer of property
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