CA FoundationSale of Goods Act 1930 - sale on approval or return
How should my answer on goods sent on approval and later pledged by the buyer be evaluated and marked?
BrunoAI answer
Your conclusion is correct, but the main reasoning is off. Estimated score: about 2 to 2.5 out of 4. Marks (a typical 4-mark split): - Provision of Section 24: 1/2. You quoted only the time-lapse rule. - Application to facts: 0.5/1. Wrong ground used. - Conclusion and recourse: 1/1. What cost you marks: 1. The key rule is Section 24(a). Property passes when the buyer signifies approval or does any act adopting the transaction. Joshi's pledge is that act, so property passed to him at the time of the pledge, not because a "reasonable time" lapsed. 2. Section 29 (seller under a voidable contract) does not apply here. Section 30(2) is not needed either. Drop both. 3. Small slips: Ganesh is a "he", and "bought" not "brought". Ganesh is a pledgee, not a buyer. Ideal line: "Pledging is an act adopting the transaction, so property passed to Joshi and Ganesh gets a good title. Preeti cannot recover the car and can only claim the price from Joshi."
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