Indian Contract Act, 1872
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Indian Contract Act, 1872
Section 2 — Interpretation-clause.
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Section 3 — Communication, acceptance and revocation of proposals.
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Section 4 — Communication when complete.
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Section 5 — Revocation of proposals and acceptances.
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Section 6 — Revocation how made.
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Section 7 — Acceptance must be absolute.
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Section 8 — Acceptance by performing conditions, or receiving consideration.
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Section 9 — Promises, express and implied.
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Section 10 — What agreements are contracts.
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Section 11 — Who are competent to contract.
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Section 12 — What is a sound mind for the purposes of contracting.
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Section 13 — “Consent” defined.
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Section 14 — “Free consent” defined.
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Section 15 — “Coercion” defined.
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Section 16 — “Undue influence” defined.
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Section 17 — “Fraud” defined.
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Section 18 — “Misrepresentation” defined.
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Section 19 — Voidability of agreements without free consent.
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Section 19A — Power to set aside contract induced by undue influence.
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Section 20 — Agreement void where both parties are under mistake as to matter of fact.
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Section 21 — Effect of mistakes as to law.
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Section 22 — Contract caused by mistake of one party as to matter of fact.
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Section 23 — What considerations and objects are lawful, and what not.
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Section 24 — Agreement void, if considerations and objects unlawful in part.
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