This chapter covers the history and drafting of the Indian Contract Act 1872. The Act has thus completed its centenary in the year.The decisive response to this uncertainty was the Indian Contract Act of 1872, which broke with indigenous law and custom explicitly. This article discusses the recent Supreme Court judgment on the application of the "group of companies doctrine" in India. The Indian Contract Act, 1872 (hereinafter referred to as the Act of 1872) lays down the foundation of contract law in India. To study the Indian statutes specifically relating to contracts and to analyse the legal provisions through case laws and the related reference material. What agreements are contracts. 11. This blog details the Indian Independence Act of 1947 that marked a pivotal moment in the history of the Indian subcontinent.