Abstract on Doctrine of Frustration under the Indian & English Laws

Frustration refers to the situation or feeling of not getting something despite trying for it.
Similarly, an agreement or a Contract when it is made for a certain purpose but if that purpose
cannot be achieved by that contract, the purpose for which the contract was being made that
cannot be achieved, which means it has been frustrated. It can be due to impossibility of an
event or legality issue of the contract.

The purpose of this research is to identify and examine Doctrine of Frustration under the Indian
Law and English Law. The research paper critically analyses the present situation of Frustration
of Contract in the light of the articles and cases under the Doctrine of Frustration. The research
paper deals with specific grounds for Frustration of Contract, Frustration of Contract due to
Intervention, cases which aren’t covered under the Doctrine of Frustration. This project
highlights those questions which may arise in the mind of the readers, when they are discussing
about the Doctrine of Frustration, i.e., meaning of Frustration, origin and development,
applicability or inapplicability of this doctrine, because in the situation when X had an
agreement to sell his house to Y and further X’s house got burnt, would the contract be still
valid or invalid. These questions clicked the researcher’s mind, so, out of curiosity, the
researcher wanted to know “Is there anything more to know about the Doctrine of Frustration
under the Indian law and English Laws.” So, this paper is all about determining the concept,
emergence, and relevance of the Doctrine of Frustration in this ‘Frustrated World.’