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Indian Contract Act, 1872

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1Short titleView Details
10What agreements are contractsView Details
11Who are competent to contractView Details
12 "Contract of indemnity" definedView Details
12 Right of indemnity-holder when suedView Details
12 "Contract of guarantee", "surety", "principal debtor" and "creditor"View Details
12 Consideration for guaranteeView Details
12 Surety's liabilityView Details
12 Continuing guaranteeView Details
12What is a sound mind for the purposes of contractingView Details
13 Revocation of continuing guaranteeView Details
13 Revocation of continuing guarantee by surety's deathView Details
13 Liability of two persons, primarily liable, not affected by arrangement between them that one shall be surety on other's defaultView Details
13 Discharge of surety by variance in terms of contractView Details
13 Discharge of surety by release or discharge of principal debtorView Details
13 Discharge of surety when creditor compounds with, gives time to, or agrees not to sue, principal debtorView Details
13 Surety not discharged when agreement made with third person to give time to principal debtorView Details
13 Creditor's forbearance to sue does not discharge suretyView Details
13 Release of one co-surety does not discharge othersView Details
13 Discharge of surety by creditor's act or omission impairing surety's eventual remedyView Details
13Consent definedView Details
14 Rights of surety on payment or performanceView Details
14 Surety's right to benefit of creditor's securitiesView Details
14 Guarantee obtained by misrepresentation, invalidView Details
14 Guarantee obtained by concealment, invalidView Details
14 Guarantee on contract that creditor shall not act on it until co-surety joinsView Details
14 Implied promise to indemnify suretyView Details
14 Co-sureties liable to contribute equallyView Details
14 Liability of co-sureties bound in different sumsView Details
14 "Bailment", "bailor" and "bailee" definedView Details
14 Delivery to bailee how madeView Details
14Free consent definedView Details
15 Bailor's duty to disclose faults in goods bailedView Details
15 Care to be taken by baileeView Details
15 Bailee when not liable for loss, etc, of thing bailedView Details
15 Termination of bailment by bailee's act inconsistent with conditionsView Details
15 Liability of bailee making unauthorized use of goods bailedView Details
15 Effect of mixture with bailor's consent, of his goods with bailee'sView Details
15 Effect of mixture, without bailor's consent, when the goods can be separatedView Details
15 Effect of mixture, without bailor's consent, when the goods cannot be separatedView Details
15 Repayment, by bailor, of necessary expensesView Details
15 Restoration of goods lent gratuitouslyView Details
15Sending copy of notice to Marriage Registrar when one party is a minorView Details
15Coercion definedView Details
16 Return of goods bailed, on expiration of time or accomplishment of purposeView Details
16 Bailee's responsibility when goods are not duly returnedView Details
16 Termination of gratuitous bailment by deathView Details
16 Bailer entitled to increase or profit from goods bailedView Details
16 Bailor's responsibility to baileeView Details
16 Bailment by several joint ownersView Details
16 Bailee not responsible on redelivery to bailor without titleView Details
16 Right of third person claiming goods bailedView Details
16 Right of finder of goods may sue for specified reward offeredView Details
16 When finder of thing commonly on sale may sell itView Details
16Undue influence definedView Details
17 Bailee's particular lienView Details
17 General lien of bankers, factors, wharfingers, attorneys and policy brokersView Details
17 "Pledge", "pawnor", and "pawnee" definedView Details
17 Pawnee's right of retainerView Details
17 Pawnee not to retain for debt or promise other than that for which goods pledged-Presumption in case of subsequent advancesView Details
17 Pawnee's right as to extraordinary expenses incurredView Details
17 Pawnee's right where pawnor makes defaultView Details
17 Defaulting pawnor's right to redeemView Details
17 Pledge by person in possession under voidable contractView Details
17 Pledge where pawnor has only a limited interestView Details
17Fraud definedView Details
18 Pledge by mercantile agentView Details
18 Suit by bailor or bailee against wrong-doerView Details
18 Appointment of relief or compensation obtained by such suitsView Details
18 "Agent" and "principal" defined or to represent anotherView Details
18 Who may employ agentView Details
18 Who may be an agentView Details
18 Consideration not necessaryView Details
18 Agent's authority may be express or impliedView Details
18 Definitions of express and implied authorityView Details
18 Extent of agent's authorityView Details
18 Agent's authority in an emergencyView Details
18Misrepresentation definedView Details
19 When agent cannot delegateView Details
19 "Sub-agent" definedView Details
19 Representation of principal by sub-agent properly appointedView Details
19 Agent's responsibility for sub-agent appointed without authorityView Details
19 Relation between principal and person duly appointed by agent to act in business of agencyView Details
19 Agent's duty in naming such personView Details
19 Right of person as to acts done for him without his authority-effect of ratificationView Details
19 Ratification may be expressed or impliedView Details
19 Knowledge requisite for valid ratificationView Details
19 Effect of ratifying unauthorized act forming part of a transactionView Details
19Voidability of agreements without free consentView Details
19APower to set aside contract induced by undue influenceView Details
2Interpretation-clauseView Details
20 Ratification of unauthorized act cannot injure third personView Details
20 Termination of agencyView Details
20 Termination of agency, where agent has an interest in subject-matterView Details
20 When principal may revoke agent's authorityView Details
20 Revocation where authority has been partly exercisedView Details
20 Compensation for revocation by principal, or renunciation by agentView Details
20 Notice of revocation or renunciationView Details
20 Revocation and renunciation may be expressed or impliedView Details
20 When termination of agent's authority takes effect as to agent, and as to third personsView Details
20 Agent's duty on termination of agency by principal's death or insanityView Details
20Agreement void where both parties are under mistake as to matter of factView Details
21 Termination of sub-agent's authorityView Details
21 Agent's duty in conducting principal's businessView Details
21 Skill and diligence required from agentView Details
21 Agent's accountsView Details
21 Agent's, duty to communicate with principalView Details
21 Right of principal when agent deals, on his own account, in business of agency without principal's consentView Details
21 Principal's right to benefit gained by agent dealing on his own account in business of agencyView Details
21 Agent's right of retainer out of sums received on principal's accountView Details
21 Agent's duty to pay sums received for principalView Details
21 When agent's remuneration becomes dueView Details
21Effect of mistakes as to lawView Details
22 Agent not entitled to remuneration for business misconductedView Details
22 Agent's lien on principal's propertyView Details
22 Agent to be indemnified against consequences of lawful actsView Details
22 Agent to be indemnified against consequences of acts done in good faithView Details
22 Non-liability of employer of agent to do a criminal actView Details
22 Compensation to agent for injury caused by principal's neglectView Details
22 Enforcement and consequences of agent's contractView Details
22 Principal how far bound, when agent exceeds authorityView Details
22 Principal not bound when excess of agent's authority is not separableView Details
22Contract caused by mistake of one party as to matter of factView Details
229Consequences of notice given to agentView Details
23 Agent cannot personally enforce, nor be bound by, contracts on behalf of principalView Details
23 Right of parties to a contract made by agent not disclosedView Details
23 Performance of contract with agent supposed to be principalView Details
23 Right of person dealing with agent personally liableView Details
23 Consequence of inducing agent or principal to act on belief that principal or agent will be held exclusively liableView Details
23 Liability of pretended agentView Details
23 Person falsely contracting as agent, not entitled to performanceView Details
23 Liability of principal inducing belief that agent's unauthorized acts were authorizedView Details
23 Effect, on agreement, of misrepresentation or fraud by agentView Details
23What consideration and objects are lawful, and what notView Details
24Agreements void, if considerations and objects unlawful in partView Details
25Agreement without consideration, void, unless it is in writing and registered or is a promise to compensate for something done or is a promise to pay a debt barred by limitation lawView Details
26 Agreement in restraint of marriage, voidView Details
27 Agreement in restraint of trade, voidView Details
28 Agreements in restraint of legal proceedings, voidView Details
29 Agreements void for uncertaintyView Details
3Communication, acceptance and revocation of proposalsView Details
30 Agreements by way of wager, voidView Details
31 "Contingent contract" definedView Details
32 Enforcement of contracts contingent on an event happeningView Details
33 Enforcement of contract contingent on an event not happeningView Details
34 When event on which contract is contingent to be deemed impossible, if it is the future conduct of a living personView Details
35 When contracts become void, which are contingent on happening of specified event within fixed timeView Details
36 Agreements contingent on impossible events, voidView Details
37 Obligations of parties to contractsView Details
38 Effect of refusal to accept offer of performanceView Details
39 Effect of refusal of party to perform promise whollyView Details
4Communication when completeView Details
40 Person by whom promise is to be performedView Details
41 Effect of accepting performance from third personView Details
42 Devolution of joint liabilitiesView Details
43 Any one of joint promisors may be compelled to performView Details
44 Effect of release of one joint promisorView Details
45 Devolution of joint rightsView Details
46 Time for performance of promise, where no application is to be made and no time is specifiedView Details
47 Time and place for performance of promise, where time is specified and no application to be madeView Details
48 Application for performance on certain day to be at proper time and placeView Details
5Revocation of proposals and acceptancesView Details
50 Performance, in manner or at time prescribed or sanctioned by promiseeView Details
51 Promisor not bound to perform, unless reciprocal promisee ready and willing to performView Details
52 Order of performance of reciprocal promisesView Details
53 Liability of party preventing event on which contract is to take effectView Details
54 Effect of default as to the promise which should be performed, in contract consisting of reciprocal promisesView Details
55 Effect of failure to perform at fixed time, in contract in which time is essentialView Details
56 Agreement to do impossible actView Details
57 Reciprocal promise to do things legal, and also other things illegalView Details
58 Alterative promise, one branch being illegalView Details
59 Application of payment where debt to be discharged is indicatedView Details
6Revocation how madeView Details
60 Application of payment where debt to be discharged is not indicatedView Details
61 Application of payment where neither party appropriatesView Details
62 Effect of novation, rescission, and alteration of contractView Details
63 Promise may dispense with or remit performance of promiseView Details
64 Consequence of rescission of a voidable contractView Details
65 Obligation of person who has received advantage under void agreement, or contract that becomes voidView Details
66 Mode of communicating or revoking rescission of voidable contractView Details
67 Effect of neglect of promisee to afford promisor reasonable facilities for performanceView Details
7Acceptance must be absoluteView Details
70 Obligation of person enjoying benefit of non-gratuitous actView Details
71 Responsibility of finder of goodsView Details
72 Liability of person to whom money is paid, or thing delivered, by mistake or under coercionView Details
73 Compensation of loss or damage caused by breach of contractView Details
74 Compensation for breach of contract where penalty stipulated forView Details
75 Party rightfully rescinding contract, entitled to compensationView Details
8Acceptance by performing conditions, or receiving considerationView Details
9Promises, express and impliedView Details
Fo Foot NotesView Details

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