Additional Multiple Choice Questions on Indian Law of Equity (With Case Laws)
Question 101
The principle “He who seeks equity must do equity” was established in which case?
a) Ram Coomar Coondoo v. Chunder Canto Mukherjee (1876)
b) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
c) Earl of Oxford’s Case (1615)
d) Ardeshir H. Bhiwandiwala v. State of Bombay (1961)
Question 102
In which case was the doctrine of promissory estoppel recognized in Indian law?
a) Motilal Padampat Sugar Mills Co. Ltd. v. State of Uttar Pradesh (1979)
b) Keshavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973)
c) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
d) Subramanian v. L.I.C. (1958)
Question 103
The principle “Delay defeats equity” was applied in which of the following cases?
a) Lindsay Petroleum Co. v. Hurd (1874)
b) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
c) Central Inland Water Transport Corporation v. Brojo Nath Ganguly (1986)
d) Ashbury Railway Carriage v. Riche (1875)
Question 104
The maxim “Equity regards as done that which ought to be done” was applied in which case?
a) Walsh v. Lonsdale (1882)
b) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
c) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
d) Ashbury Railway Carriage v. Riche (1875)
Question 105
In which case was the doctrine of “clean hands” emphasized?
a) D & C Builders Ltd. v. Rees (1965)
b) Ashby v. White (1703)
c) Earl of Oxford’s Case (1615)
d) Smith v. Hughes (1871)
Question 106
Which case is associated with the recognition of the doctrine of unjust enrichment in India?
a) Mafatlal Industries Ltd. v. Union of India (1997)
b) Salomon v. Salomon & Co. Ltd. (1897)
c) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
d) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
Question 107
In which case was the doctrine of equitable estoppel first recognized in Indian law?
a) Ganges Manufacturing Co. v. Sourajmull (1880)
b) Motilal Padampat Sugar Mills Co. Ltd. v. State of Uttar Pradesh (1979)
c) Subramanian v. L.I.C. (1958)
d) Keshavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973)
Question 108
The principle of “relief against forfeiture” was applied in which case?
a) Surya Kumar Bhattacharya v. Gour Mohan Mullick (1921)
b) Lloyd’s Bank Ltd. v. Bundy (1975)
c) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
d) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
Question 109
The equitable principle “Equity follows the law” was reinforced in which case?
a) Earl of Oxford’s Case (1615)
b) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
c) Salomon v. Salomon & Co. Ltd. (1897)
d) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
Question 110
Which case is associated with the equitable remedy of rectification?
a) Craddock Bros. Ltd. v. Hunt (1923)
b) Ashby v. White (1703)
c) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
d) Earl of Oxford’s Case (1615)
Question 111
Which case dealt with the application of the principle of injunction in equity?
a) Fletcher v. Bealey (1884)
b) Salomon v. Salomon & Co. Ltd. (1897)
c) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
d) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
Question 112
The equitable remedy of specific performance was applied in which of the following cases?
a) Lumley v. Wagner (1852)
b) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
c) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
d) Ashby v. White (1703)
Question 113
The concept of fiduciary duties was highlighted in which case?
a) Regal (Hastings) Ltd. v. Gulliver (1942)
b) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
c) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
d) Salomon v. Salomon & Co. Ltd. (1897)
Question 114
Which case established the principle that equity regards as done what ought to be done?
a) Walsh v. Lonsdale (1882)
b) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
c) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
d) Ashbury Railway Carriage v. Riche (1875)
Question 115
Which case is associated with the principle that “Equity will not suffer a wrong to be without a remedy”?
a) Ashby v. White (1703)
b) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
c) Salomon v. Salomon & Co. Ltd. (1897)
d) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
Question 116
The principle of “unconscionability” was applied in which case to set aside a contract?
a) Lloyd’s Bank Ltd. v. Bundy (1975)
b) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
c) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
d) Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. (1893)
Question 117
Which case highlighted the doctrine of mutual mistake in equity?
a) Solle v. Butcher (1950)
b) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
c) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
d) Ashbury Railway Carriage v. Riche (1875)
Question 118
In which case was the doctrine of estoppel clarified in India?
a) Smt. Chandrani v. Smt. Kamala Devi (1964)
b) Motilal Padampat Sugar Mills Co. Ltd. v. State of Uttar Pradesh (1979)
c) Ganges Manufacturing Co. v. Sourajmull (1880)
d) Ardeshir H. Bhiwandiwala v. State of Bombay (1961)
Question 119
The principle of “Equity looks to the intent rather than the form” was applied in which case?
a) Berry v. Berry (1929)
b) Earl of Oxford’s Case (1615)
c) Lumley v. Wagner (1852)
d) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
Question 120
Which case reinforced the principle that “Equity aids the vigilant and not those who slumber on their rights”?
a) Lindsay Petroleum Co. v. Hurd (1874)
b) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
c) Salomon v. Salomon & Co. Ltd. (1897)
d) Ashby v. White (1703)
Question 121
The principle of “Equity acts in personam” was discussed in which case?
a) Penn v. Lord Baltimore (1750)
b) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
c) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
d) Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. (1893)
Question 122
In which case was the principle of unjust enrichment applied to restore a wrongfully obtained benefit?
a) Fibrosa Spolka Akcyjna v. Fairbairn Lawson Combe Barbour Ltd. (1943)
b) Ashbury Railway Carriage v. Riche (1875)
c) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
d) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
Question 123
Which case is known for applying the principle of constructive trust in equity?
a) Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v. Islington LBC (1996)
b) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
c) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
d) Ashby v. White (1703)
Question 124
Which case is significant for the application of equitable estoppel in contracts?
a) Central London Property Trust Ltd. v. High Trees House Ltd. (1947)
b) Donoghue v. Stevenson (1932)
c) Hadley v. Baxendale (1854)
d) Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Co. (1893)