The Purchase Order and the Battle of the Forms
Most Indian supply relationships are contracted not by a signed agreement but by a purchase order with printed terms on the back and an acknowledgement carrying different ones, and the contract that results is usually on neither set.
- 9 pages
- 49
- Word and PDF
- 14 September 2026
The 3 formats inside
- 1General conditions of purchase, buyer-side standard termsfor printing on the reverse of a purchase orderOn its own₹149
- 2Conditions of sale, seller-side standard termsfor printing on the reverse of a sale order acknowledgementOn its own₹149
- 3Order of precedence and exclusive terms, clause set for a framework agreementss.7, 8 and 13, Indian Contract Act 1872On its own₹149
Read the opening
The first part of “General conditions of purchase, buyer-side standard terms”, as it downloads. Blanks are highlighted.
[NAME OF THE BUYER COMPANY]
GENERAL CONDITIONS OF PURCHASE
Version [4.2] dated [1 April 2026]
To be printed on the reverse of every purchase order, and the following sentence to be printed on the face of the order in type no smaller than the body text: “This order is placed on and subject to the Buyer’s General Conditions of Purchase version [4.2] dated [1 April 2026], printed overleaf and enclosed with this order. No other terms apply.”