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Revocation of Acceptance (Ss. 3 and 5)

Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Indian Contract Act, 1872 > Revocation of Acceptance In contract proposal and acceptance of proposal are important ingredient. In last few articles, we have discussed, proposal, types of proposal, revocation of proposal and acceptance. In this article, we shall discuss revocation of acceptance in details. Section 3: Communication, […]

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Section 126: Contract of Guarantee

Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Indian Contract Act, 1872 > Section 126: Contract of Guarantee Guarantee is an undertaking to answer for another’s liability and collateral thereto. It is a collateral undertaking to pay the debt of another in case he does not pay it. It is a provision to answer for the […]

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Section 125: Rights of Indemnity Holder

Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Indian Contract Act, 1872 > Section 125: Rights of Indemnity Holder Section 125 of the Indian Contract Act lays down the three important rights of indemnity holder Section 125.   Rights of indemnity-holder when sued. The promise in a contract of indemnity, acting within the scope of his authority, […]

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Section 124: Contract of Indemnity

Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Indian Contract Act, 1872 > Section 124: Contract of Indemnity The distinctive feature of Contract Law, as compared to other branches of law, is that in the former the parties make law for themselves within the broad framework of the Contract Law. The importance of the contract in […]

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Communication of Acceptance (S. 3 and S. 4)

Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Indian Contract Act, 1872 > Communication of Acceptance In contract proposal and acceptance of proposal are important ingredient. In last few articles, we have discussed, proposal, types of proposal, revocation of proposal. In this article, we shall discuss the communication of acceptance. Section 2(h) of the Indian Contract […]

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Revocation of Offer (Ss. 3, 5, and 6)

Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Indian Contract Act, 1872 > Revocation of Offer A proposal is main ingredient of a valid contract. The term “proposal” of the Indian Contract Act is synonymous to the term “Offer” in English law. Section 2(a)of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 defines proposal as “when one person signifies […]

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Understanding A Contract

Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Indian Contract Act, 1872 > Understanding A Contract Building Blocks of Contract: First Ingredient: An Offer Just information is not an offer: An offer to do or not to do something must be made for the purpose of being agreed to. If agreement from another party is not […]