Free Commercial Contracts Templates

A three-party hire-purchase agreement for a car arranged through a finance company in India. The finance company (Owner) buys the car from a dealer and lets it to the hirer on hire-purchase; the hirer pays monthly rent with an option to purchase, and the dealer, as surety, guarantees the hirer's payments. It covers the rent and option-to-purchase payment, restrictions on dealing with or moving the car, maintenance and joint-name insurance, default and repossession, private-use-only restriction, a collateral promissory note and the dealer's guarantee, registration under the Motor Vehicles Act 1988, passing of ownership on completion of payments, notices, and arbitration.

A turnkey building construction agreement between an owner (the Employer) and a contractor company in India, under which the contractor undertakes the complete design and construction of a building for a fixed rate per square foot of built-up area — preparing all plans and drawings, obtaining approvals, and supplying all materials, labour and fittings. It covers the all-inclusive scope of the contract amount, commencement and completion with liquidated damages for delay, extensions and force majeure, variations, quality and inspection, statutory compliance, insurance and indemnity, defects liability and retention, completion and handing over, payment, termination, and dispute resolution by arbitration under Indian law.

A cost-plus building construction contract under which a contractor constructs a building on the owner's plot according to an architect's sanctioned plans, in India, for the actual cost of the works plus an agreed percentage as profit. It covers the required standard and manner of construction, the completion date and daily liquidated damages for delay, the architect's powers (to extend time, take over the works on the contractor's default, remove incompetent workmen or unfit materials, order rectification, and direct additions or alterations), the contractor's liability for damage and for legal compliance, restrictions on sub-contracting and assignment, the remuneration and monthly payment schedule, and the architect's final say on certification and release of payment.

A contract for the carriage of goods by road, under which a manufacturer (the Employer) engages a transport contractor to carry its goods using the contractor's trucks, lorries and trailers, in India, for a one-year term. It covers the interest-free security deposit and its forfeiture and refund, the contractor's obligation to supply vehicles daily with qualified drivers and cleaners, documentation (consignment notes and challans), tarpaulin covering and safe custody, liability for loss or damage in transit and accident reporting, indemnities for statutory and third-party liabilities, charges (including detention/"staying" charges and weight-based pro-rata rates), the employer's right to appoint multiple contractors and vary terms, restrictions on subletting, and jurisdiction.

This template is a construction agreement for situations where the **landowner provides the plot and all building materials**, while the contractor provides labour and tools. It includes clauses for completion timelines, liquidated damages for delays, quality inspections, and dispute resolution through arbitration.

An agreement between a property owner and a broker in India, appointing the broker to sell the owner's house. It sets out the sale consideration and payment structure (earnest money followed by the balance at registration), the owner's warranties as to clear and marketable title, the owner's undertakings to deliver the title abstract and to execute the conveyance deed on receipt of the full consideration, the broker's timeline to find a buyer, and the broker's commission (2% of the consideration, payable on execution of the conveyance deed).

This template establishes a legal agreement for appointing an independent sales agent to promote and sell a company's computer hardware and software. It outlines the agent's responsibilities, tiered commission structure, territorial exclusivity, and detailed requirements for after-sales service and market reporting.

A short tripartite agreement by which a newly-incorporated company formally adopts and ratifies a contract that was entered into on its behalf before it was incorporated, in India. The company assumes the rights and obligations under the earlier contract as if it had existed at the date of that contract, and the promoter who signed on the company's behalf is discharged from all liability. It is executed under the company's common seal pursuant to a board resolution.

A publishing agreement between a publisher and an author in India, under which the author grants the publisher the sole and exclusive worldwide right to print and publish a specified work in book form (all editions), while retaining copyright. It covers the author's warranties of originality and title, restrictions on assigning or licensing the work, control of new/reprint editions and revisions, delivery and approval of the typescript, tiered royalties for copies sold in and outside India, annual accounting, the author's proof-correction and indexing duties, an indemnity for defamatory or infringing content, conduct of copyright-infringement proceedings and sharing of any recovery, and dispute resolution by arbitration.

This agreement outlines the terms between an author and a publisher for the publication of a book. It covers key details such as royalty payments, copyright ownership, manuscript delivery deadlines, and the publisher's exclusive rights to market and sell the work.