Section 110 Contract Act Explained: Remedies for breach of condition | Nyaya

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What does Section 110 of Contract Act say?

Section 110 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, deals with the remedies available to the buyer for breach of condition. According to this section, if the seller breaches a condition in a contract of sale, the buyer may treat the contract as repudiated and claim damages for the breach. The buyer may also claim damages for any injury to person or property caused by the breach of condition. However, if the buyer has used the goods in a manner which is not in accordance with the purpose for which they were sold, he cannot claim damages for the breach of condition. The buyer must also give the seller notice of the breach of condition within a reasonable time after he becomes aware of it. The measure of damages is the estimated loss directly and naturally resulting, in the ordinary course of events, from the breach of condition.

Indian StandardSection 110, Indian Contract Act, 1872

Bluebook (21st ed.)Indian Contract Act, 1872, § 110 (India)

Court Pleading StandardSection 110 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872

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What is Section 110 of Contract Act?

Section 110 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Contract Act) defines and regulates "Remedies for breach of condition". The section states: Section 110 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, deals with the remedies available to the buyer for breach of condition. According to this section, if the seller breaches a condition ...

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