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4. (a) Anirudh, a famous musician lost his beloved guitar and drum kit at a concert. Xanthia finds the guitar in the green room backstage

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4. (a) Anirudh, a famous musician lost his beloved guitar and drum kit at a concert. Xanthia finds the guitar in the green room backstage and gives it to Anirudh, who gets overwhelmed with gratitude and promises to pay Rs. 10,000 to Xanthia. Later, Anirudh says that he will not pay up because this is past consideration on behalf of Xanthia and he was not liable to pay. Does Xanthia have a case against Anirudh? 5 marks (b) Would your answer to (a) change if Xanthia was Anirudh's agent and stage manager? 3 marks (c) Anirudh, after getting out of the concert where he lost his guitar and drum kit, is arrested on charges of blackmail and fraud by the Mumbai Police. 'Nhile he is in police custody, a police officer, Ramesh, retrieves his drum kit from a local thief. Ramesh tells Anirudh that he will give him the drum kit if he is paid Rs.50,000 for it by Anirudh. Anirudh pays Rs.50,000 to Ramesh and gets his drum kit. Later, when Anirudh gets out on bail, he sues Ramesh. Anirudh hires you as his lawyer. Please argue his case in court. (5 marks) (d) 1While you appear in court to argue Anirudh's case, he constantly whines about how unlucky and unfair life has been to him and doesn't let you concentrate at your job. You finally get annoyed and tell him, \"If you don't complain for the next one hour, I will give you Rs. 5,000.\" Is this a valid contract? 2 marks

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