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The Indian Contract Act, 1872

268 sections · 39 chapters · 1 schedules

- - - Section 180 Suit by bailor or bailee against wrong-doer.
    - Section 181 Apportionment of relief or compensation obtained by such suits.
Section 1 Short title.
Section 2 Interpretation-clause.
Section 10 What agreements are contracts.
Section 11 Who are competent to contract.
Section 12 What is a sound mind for the purposes of contracting.
Section 13 "Consent" defined.
Section 14 "Free consent" defined.
Section 15 "Coercion" defined.
Section 16 "Undue influence" defined.
Section 17 "Fraud" defined.
Section 18 "Misrepresentation" defined.
Section 19 Voidability of agreements without free consent.
Section 19A Power to set aside contract induced by undue influence.
Section 20 Agreement void where both parties are under mistake as to matter of fact.
Section 21 Effect of mistakes as to law.
Section 22 Contract caused by mistake of one party as to matter of fact.
Section 23 What considerations and objects are lawful, and what not.
Section 148 "Bailment", "bailor" and "bailee" defined.
Section 149 Delivery to bailee how made.
Section 150 Bailor's duty to disclose faults in goods bailed.
Section 151 Care to be taken by bailee.
Section 152 Bailee when not liable for loss, etc., of thing bailed.
Section 153 Termination of bailment by bailee's act inconsistent with conditions.
Section 154 Liability of bailee making unauthorized use of goods bailed.
Section 155 Effect of mixture, with bailor's consent, of his goods with bailee's.
Section 156 Effect of mixture, without bailor's consent, when the good can be separated.
Section 157 Effect of mixture, without bailor's consent, when the goods cannot be separated.
Section 158 Repayment, by bailor, of necessary expenses.
Section 159 Restoration of goods lent gratuitously.
Section 160 Return of goods bailed, on expiration of time or accomplishment of purpose.
Section 161 Bailee's responsibility when goods are not duly returned.
Section 162 Termination of gratuitous bailment by death.
Section 163 Bailor entitled to increase or profit from goods bailed.
Section 164 Bailor's responsibility to bailee.
Section 165 Bailment by several joint owners.
Section 166 Bailee not responsible on re-delivery to bailor without title.
Section 167 Right of third person claiming goods bailed.
Section 168 Right of finder of goods.
Section 169 When finder of thing commonly on sale may sell it.
Section 170 Bailee's particular lien.
Section 171 General lien of bankers, factors, wharfingers, attorneys and policy-brokers.
Schedule 1 SCHEDULE.

The Indian Contract Act, 1872

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CHAPTER IV
OF THE PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS
By whom contracts must be performed
Section 41

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By whom contracts must be performedCentral

Section 41 of The Indian Contract Act, 1872

When a promisee accepts performance of the promise from a third person, he cannot afterwards enforce it against the promisor.

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