Legal Principle: An agreement to do an act impossible in itself cannot be enforced by a court of law.Factual Situation: Ramesh agrees with his girlfriend Shilpa to pluck stars from the sky through his extraordinary willpower and bring them down on earth for her within a week. After the expiry of one week, Shilpa filed a suit for damages against Ramesh for the breach of contract as Ramesh failed to perform his promise. (CLAT 2013)

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Each question consists of legal principle(s) (hereinafter referred to as 'principle') and facts. Such proposition may or may not be true in the real and legal sense, yet you have to conclusively assume them to be true for the purposes of this section. You have to apply the principles to the given facts to arrive at the most reasonable conclusion. Only one of the alternatives, i.e., (A), (B), (C), or (D) is the most reasonable conclusion. Remember: you must not rely on any principle except the principles that are given for every question.

Legal Principle: An agreement to do an act impossible in itself cannot be enforced by a court of law.<br>Factual Situation: Ramesh agrees with his girlfriend Shilpa to pluck stars from the sky through his extraordinary willpower and bring them down on earth for her within a week. After the expiry of one week, Shilpa filed a suit for damages against Ramesh for the breach of contract as Ramesh failed to perform his promise. (CLAT 2013)