Legal Principle: A contract between the father and his son is a contract of utmost good faith. In such a type of contract, law presumes that at the time of entering into the contract the father was in a position to donate the will of his son. Where one of the parties was in position to dominate the will of the other party, the contract is enforceable only at the option of the party whose will was so dominated.Factual Situation: Ram had an advanced a sum of ` 10,000 to his minor son Shyam. When Shyam became major, his father Ram misused his parental position and entered into an agreement with Shyam and obtained a bond from him for a sum of ` 30,000 in respect of the advance. Is this agreement enforceable? (CLAT 2013)

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Legal Principle: A contract between the father and his son is a contract of utmost good faith. In such a type of contract, law presumes that at the time of entering into the contract the father was in a position to donate the will of his son. Where one of the parties was in position to dominate the will of the other party, the contract is enforceable only at the option of the party whose will was so dominated.<br>Factual Situation: Ram had an advanced a sum of ` 10,000 to his minor son Shyam. When Shyam became major, his father Ram misused his parental position and entered into an agreement with Shyam and obtained a bond from him for a sum of ` 30,000 in respect of the advance. Is this agreement enforceable? (CLAT 2013)






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