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The Indian Contract Act, 1872
(Act no. 9 of 1872)
CONTENTS
Preamble
Preliminary
1
Short title
2
Interpretation clause
Chapter I Of the communication, acceptance and revocation of proposals
3
Communication, acceptance and revocation of proposals
4
Communication when complete
5
Revocation of proposals and acceptances
6
Revocation how made
7
Acceptance must be absolute
8
Acceptance by performing conditions, or receiving consideration
9
Promises, express or implied
Chapter II Of contracts, violable contracts and void agreements
10
What agreements are contracts
11
Who are competent to contract
12
What is a sound mind for the purposes of contracting
13
"Consent" defined
14
"Free consent" defined
15
"Coercion" defined
16
"Undue influence" defined
17
"Fraud" defined
18
"Misrepresentation" defined
19
Voidability of agreements without free consent
19A
20
Power to set aside contract induced by undue influence
Agreement void where both parties are under mistake as to matter of
fact
21
Effect of mistakes as to law
22
Contract caused by mistake of one party as to matter of fact
23
What considerations and objects are lawful, and what not
24
Agreements void, if consideration and objects unlawful in part
25
Agreement without consideration void, unless it is in writing and
registered, or is a promise to compensation for something done, or is a
promise to pay a debt barred by limitation law
26
Agreement in restraint of marriage void
27
Agreement in restraint of trade void
28
Agreements in restraint of legal proceedings void
29
Agreement void for uncertainty
30
Agreements by way of wager, void
Chapter
III
Of contingent contracts
31
"Contingent contract" defined
32
Enforcement of contracts contingent on an event happening
33
Enforcement of contracts contingent on an...