59 Indian Contract Act 1872

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The Indian Contract Act, 1872 The Indian Contract Act, 1872 Arrangement of Sections

Arrangement of Sections Section 1

Section 1 Short title and commencementShort title and commencement Section 2(a)

Section 2(a) Defines a proposalDefines a proposal Section 2(b)

Section 2(b) Defines a promise and acceptanceDefines a promise and acceptance Section 2(c)

Section 2(c) Defines a 'promisor' and a 'promisee'Defines a 'promisor' and a 'promisee' Section 2(d)

Section 2(d) Defines a considerationDefines a consideration Section 2(e)

Section 2(e) Defines an agreementDefines an agreement Section 2(f)

Section 2(f) Defines a reciprocal promiseDefines a reciprocal promise Section 2(g)

Section 2(g) Defines a void contractDefines a void contract Section 2(h)

Section 2(h) Defines a contractDefines a contract Section 2(i)

Section 2(i) Defines a voidable contractDefines a voidable contract Section 2(j)

Section 2(j) Defines a void contractDefines a void contract Section 3

Section 3 Communication, acceptance and revocation of proposalsCommunication, acceptance and revocation of proposals Section 4

Section 4 Communication when completeCommunication when complete Section 5

Section 5 Revocation of proposals and acceptances - when?Revocation of proposals and acceptances - when? Section 6

Section 6 Revocation how madeRevocation how made Section 7

Section 7 Acceptance must be absoluteAcceptance must be absolute Section 8

Section 8 Acceptance by performing conditions, or receiving considerationAcceptance by performing conditions, or receiving consideration Section 9

Section 9 Promises express and impliedPromises express and implied Section 10

Section 10 Essential elements of a valid contractEssential elements of a valid contract Section 11

Section 11 Competence to conntractCompetence to conntract Section 12

Section 12 Soundness of mindSoundness of mind Section 13

Section 13 ConsentConsent

Section 14

Section 14 Free consentFree consent

Section 15

Section 15 CoercionCoercion

Section 16

Section 16 Undue InfluenceUndue Influence Section 17

Section 17 FraudFraud

Section 18

Section 18 MisrepresentationMisrepresentation Section 19

Section 19 Consequences of coercion, undue influence and misrepresentatiConsequences of coercion, undue influence and misrepresentati Section 20

Section 20 Mistake of factMistake of fact Section 21

Section 21 Mistake of lawMistake of law Section 22

Section 22 Unilateral mistakeUnilateral mistake Section 23

Section 23 Unlawful consideration or objectUnlawful consideration or object Section 24

Section 24 Consideration/object unlawful in partConsideration/object unlawful in part Section 25

Section 25 Agreement without consideration (with exceptions)Agreement without consideration (with exceptions) Section 26

Section 26 Agreements in restraint of marriage voidAgreements in restraint of marriage void Section 27

Section 27 Agreements in restraint of trade voidAgreements in restraint of trade void Section 28

Section 28 Agreements in restraint of legal proceedings voidAgreements in restraint of legal proceedings void Section 29

Section 29 Agreements with uncertain meaning voidAgreements with uncertain meaning void Section 30

Section 30 Agreements by way of wager voidAgreements by way of wager void Section 31

Section 31 Contingent contractsContingent contracts Section 32

Section 32 Enforcement of contracts contingent on an event happeningEnforcement of contracts contingent on an event happening Section 33

Section 33 Enforcement of contracts contingent on an event not happening.Enforcement of contracts contingent on an event not happening. Section 34

Section 34 Enforcement of contingent contractsEnforcement of contingent contracts Section 35

Section 35 Enforcement of contingent contractsEnforcement of contingent contracts Section 36

Section 36 Agreement contingent on impossible eventsAgreement contingent on impossible events Section 37

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Section 38

Section 38 Refusal to accept offer of performanceRefusal to accept offer of performance Section 39

Section 39 Effect of refusal of party to Effect of refusal of party to perform promise wholly –perform promise wholly – Section 40

Section 40 Person by whom promise is to Person by whom promise is to be performedbe performed Section 41

Section 41 Effect of accepting performance from third personEffect of accepting performance from third person Section 42

Section 42 Joint promises - rights and liabilities of joint promisorsJoint promises - rights and liabilities of joint promisors Section 43

Section 43 Joint promises - rights and liabilities of joint promisorsJoint promises - rights and liabilities of joint promisors Section 44

Section 44 Joint promises - release of joint promisor Joint promises - release of joint promisor Section 45

Section 45 Joint promises - rights of joint promiseesJoint promises - rights of joint promisees Section 46

Section 46 Time and place of peTime and place of performance of promiserformance of promise Section 47

Section 51 Reciprocal promisesReciprocal promises Section 52

Section 55 Section 56

Section 56 Agreements to do impossible actsAgreements to do impossible acts Section 57

Section 57 Reciprocal promise to do things legal and also other things illegaReciprocal promise to do things legal and also other things illega Section 58

Section 58 Alternative promise, one branch being illegalAlternative promise, one branch being illegal Section 59

Section 59 Appropriation of paymentsAppropriation of payments Section 60

Section 62 Novation, rescission and alteration of contractsNovation, rescission and alteration of contracts Section 63

Section 63 Waiver/Remission by promiseeWaiver/Remission by promisee Section 64

Section 64 Restoration of benefit under a voidable contractRestoration of benefit under a voidable contract Section 65

Section 65 Restoration of advantage received by anybody under a void contRestoration of advantage received by anybody under a void cont Section 66

Section 66 Communication of rescissionCommunication of rescission Section 67

Section 67 Neglect of promiseNeglect of promise Section 68

Section 68 Types of Quasi-contracts - Claim for necessariesTypes of Quasi-contracts - Claim for necessaries Section 69

Section 69 Types of Quasi-contracts - Recovery of payment of others' duesTypes of Quasi-contracts - Recovery of payment of others' dues Section 70

Section 70 Types of Quasi-contracts - Obligation of persons Types of Quasi-contracts - Obligation of persons enjoying non-gr enjoying non-gr Section 71

Section 71 Types of Quasi-contracts - Responsibility of finder of goodsTypes of Quasi-contracts - Responsibility of finder of goods Section 72

Section 72 Types of Quasi-contracts - Liability for money paid/thing delivereTypes of Quasi-contracts - Liability for money paid/thing delivere Section 73

Section 73 Section 74

Section 74 Compensation for breach of contract where penalty stipulated for Compensation for breach of contract where penalty stipulated for Section 75

Section 75 Party rightfully rescinding contract entitled to compensationParty rightfully rescinding contract entitled to compensation

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