Mr. AT completed his M. Tech. qualification in April, 2022. He got married with Ms. Priya in November, 2022. He got an appointment as Technical…

As per Section 2(h) of the Indian Contract Act,1872 a contract is an agreement enforceable by law. It means that to become a contract an agreement must give rise to a legal obligation which means duly enforceable by law. As per Section 10 of the Indian Contract Act,1872, there must be an intention on the part of the parties to create legal relationship between them. Social or domestic type of agreements are not enforceable in court of law and hence they do not result into contracts. In the given case, Mr. AT and Mrs. Priya had not entered into an agreement which is legally enforceable by law. As per the facts of the case, Mr. AT agreed to pay to his wife Mrs. Priya - 30,000 per month while he was abroad. Mr. AT failed to pay the promised amount. Mrs. Priya sued him for the recovery of the amount. In view of the above, Mrs. Priya cannot recover any amount as it was a social agreement and the parties did not intend to create any legal relationships.