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BREACH OF CONTRACT
Where the promisor neither performs his contract
nor does he tender performance, or where the
performance is defective, there is breach of
contract.
Breach of contract can be of two types:
1.Actual
2.Anticipatory .
• Actual breach may take place either at the
  time the performance is due, or when actually
  performing the contract.

• Anticipatory breach is the breach before the
  time for the performance. That is the act of
  the promisor which makes the performance
  impossible or by the promisor in some other
  way showing his intension not to perform it.
Remedies for Breach
• Where a contract is broken, the injured party
  has several courses of action open to him. The
  appropriate remedy in any case will depend
  upon the subject-matter of the contract and
  the nature of breach.
• Remedies of for breach of contract:
In case of breach of contract, the injured party
  may:
1.Rescind the contract and refuse further
  performance of the contract;
• Sue for damages;
• Sue for specific performance;
• Sue for an injunction to restrain the breach
   of a negative term;
• Sue on quantum meruit.
Injunction :
    An injunction, is an order of a court
   restraining a person from doing a particular
   act. It ia a mode of securing the specific
   performance of a negative term of the
   contract, the court may in its discretion issue
   an order to the defendant restraining him
From doing what he promised not to do.
  Injunction may be prohibitory or mandatory.
  In prohibitory it is the order of the court
  restraining the commission of a wrongful act
  whereas in mandatory, it restrains
  continuance of wrongful commission.

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Remedies for Breach of Contract

  • 1. BREACH OF CONTRACT Where the promisor neither performs his contract nor does he tender performance, or where the performance is defective, there is breach of contract. Breach of contract can be of two types: 1.Actual 2.Anticipatory .
  • 2. • Actual breach may take place either at the time the performance is due, or when actually performing the contract. • Anticipatory breach is the breach before the time for the performance. That is the act of the promisor which makes the performance impossible or by the promisor in some other way showing his intension not to perform it.
  • 3. Remedies for Breach • Where a contract is broken, the injured party has several courses of action open to him. The appropriate remedy in any case will depend upon the subject-matter of the contract and the nature of breach. • Remedies of for breach of contract: In case of breach of contract, the injured party may: 1.Rescind the contract and refuse further performance of the contract;
  • 4. • Sue for damages; • Sue for specific performance; • Sue for an injunction to restrain the breach of a negative term; • Sue on quantum meruit. Injunction : An injunction, is an order of a court restraining a person from doing a particular act. It ia a mode of securing the specific performance of a negative term of the contract, the court may in its discretion issue an order to the defendant restraining him
  • 5. From doing what he promised not to do. Injunction may be prohibitory or mandatory. In prohibitory it is the order of the court restraining the commission of a wrongful act whereas in mandatory, it restrains continuance of wrongful commission.