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Indian Contract Act, 1872

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1Short title and commencement→2Interpretation-clause→3Communication, acceptance and revocation→4Communication when complete→5Revocation of proposals and acceptances→6Revocation how made→7Acceptance must be absolute→8Acceptance by performing conditions→9Promises, express and implied→10What agreements are contracts→11Who are competent to contract→12Sound mind for the purposes of contracting→13Two or more persons are of one mind→14Free consent defined→15Coercion defined→16Undue influence defined→17Fraud defined→18Misrepresentation defined→19Voidability of agreements without free consent→20Agreement voidable on account of mistake→21Effect of mistakes as to law→22Contract caused by mistake of one party as to matter of fact→23What considerations and objects are lawful, and what not→24Agreement void, if considerations and objects unlawful in part→25Agreement made in restraint of marriage, void→26Agreement in restraint of trade, void→27Agreement in restraint of legal proceeding, void→28Agreements in restraint of legal proceedings, void→29Agreements void for want of consideration→30Agreements in restraint of trade, exception→31Reciprocal promise→32Performance of reciprocal promises→33Effect of rescission of a contract on reciprocal promises→34Alternative promise→35Application of given consideration to another purpose→36Agreement contingent upon an impossible event→37Agreement contingent upon an uncertain future event→38Effect of becoming impossible or unlawful of a contingent agreement→39Effect of becoming impossible of a contingent contract→40Guiding principle in determining what is meant by impossible→41Explanation I and II to section 40→42Effect of promise to do something impossible→43Effect of promise to do something not intended to be done→44Effect of promise made in alternative→45Effect of promise to do a thing which cannot legally be done→46Effect of promise to do a thing not done→47Effect of promise not to do a thing which forms the consideration for the promise→48Effect of promise to do a thing which the promisor is already bound to do→49Effect of promise to pay a sum of money not due→50Effect of promise to pay a sum of money at a later time→51Claim for compensation for loss or damage→52Consequences of breach of contract→53Compensation for loss or damage to be given→54Of the manner of determining the amount of compensation→55When a contract is broken, the party who suffers by the breach is entitled to receive→56Agreement to do impossible act→57Reciprocal promise to do things legal, and also other things illegal→58Alternative promise, one branch being illegal→59Application of payment where debt to be discharged is not indicated→60Application of payment where neither party prescribes that it is to be applied→61Remedies for breach of contract→62Compensation for loss or damage caused by breach of contract→63Compensation for breach of contract where penalty is stipulated for→64Set-off of damages against sum payable under voidable contract→65Obligation of person who has received advantage under void agreement, or contract that becomes void→66Mode of communicating or revoking reciprocal promises→67Acceptance must be absolute→68Acceptance by performing, or offering to perform, conditions precedent→69Promises, express and implied→70Liability of person to whom money is paid, or thing delivered, by mistake or under coercion→71Responsibility of person who has received advantage under void or voidable contract→72Effect of novation, rescission, and alteration of contract→73Compensation for loss or damage caused by breach of contract→74Compensation for breach of contract where penalty is stipulated for→75Party rightfully rescinding contract, entitled to compensation→76On rescission, any gain from contract to be restored→77Obligation to sell, and buyer's right to specific performance→78Obligation to buy, and seller's right to specific performance→79Rescission of contract for specific performance→80Effect of rescission on collateral transactions→81Apportionment of consideration for advance, where object of contract fails→82Effect of novation, rescission, and alteration of contract→83Presumption of consideration for promise to pay debt barred by limitation→84Presumption of consideration for promise to pay debt barred by limitation, in favour of creditor→85Estoppel of acceptor of bill of exchange, bailee or agent→86Revocation of continuing guarantee by surety→87Revocation of continuing guarantee by death of surety→88Liability of two persons, primarily liable to one person→89'Time for performance' defined→90'Time of performance' defined→91Explanation of terms→92Contract voidable on account of coercion→93Compensation for loss through non-performance of act known to be impossible or unlawful→94Effect of contigent contracts→95Contracts to do things which are impossible→96What considerations and objects are lawful and what not→97Recovery of consideration for a lawful consideration which becomes unlawful→98Effect of declaring contract void when it is in part unlawful and in part lawful→99Applicability of Chapter II to persons competent to contract→100Effect of provisions of Chapter II on previous contracts→101Explanation of terms used in the chapter on Sale of Goods→102Formation of contract→103Price→104Contract for sale of goods by sample→105Implied warranties→106Conditions and warranties→107When condition to be treated as warranty→108Effect of fraud on contract of sale→109Remedies for breach of warranty→110Remedies for breach of condition→111Termination of contract to do a specific work→112Effect of default as to material or man→113Effect of default as to time or place→114Effect of default in payment of money→115Person by whom promise is to be performed→116Devolution of joint liabilities→117Any one of joint promisors may be compelled to perform→118Each promisor may compel contribution→119Effect of release of one joint promisor→120Time for performance of promise where no application is to be made and no time is specified→121Definition of Contingent Contract→122Enforcement of Contingent Contracts→123When Event on Which Contract is Contingent Happens→124Insurance Contract→125Wagering Contracts→126Contingent Contract to do Act Which is Impossible or Unlawful→127Effect of Contingent Contract on Rights of Third Parties→128Assignment of Contingent Contracts→129Novation of Contingent Contracts→130Discharge of Contingent Contracts→131Definition of consideration→132Consideration need not be adequate→133Consideration must not be unlawful→134Consideration must not be impossible or unascertainable→135Consideration need not precede promise→136Consideration must move at the desire of the promisor→137Consideration may be given by the promisee or any other person→138Consideration need not be specified by the parties→139Consideration must be of some value→140Consideration may be in the form of a promise→141Implied Agency→142Agency by Holding Out→143Who may employ an agent→144Who may be an agent→145Consideration not necessary→146Agent's authority may be expressed or implied→147Definitions of express and implied authority→148Extension of implied authority→149Agent's authority in an emergency→150When agent cannot delegate→

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