The sale of the goods Act provides for the following remedies to a seller and a buyer when there is a breach of a contract of sale :
Seller’s remedies
(1) Suit for price
(2) Suit for damages for non-acceptance of the goods
(3) Suit for interest
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(4) Suit for damages for repudiation of contract by the buyer before the due date.
Where a contract of sale is repudiated by the buyer before the due date of delivery, the seller has two remedies, namely-
(i) He may treat the contact as subsisting and wait till the date of delivery, or
(ii) He may treat the contract as rescinded and sue for damages for the breach.
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Note: The first three remedies available to the seller have already been discussed under the head ‘Rights of an unpaid seller’.
Buyer’s remedies
1. Suit for damages for non-delivery of the goods.
2. Suit for specific performance.
3. Suit for breach of warranty.
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4. Suit for damages for repudiation of contact by the seller before due date.
5. Suit for interest.