Act No. 9 of 1872
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Act No. 9 of 1872 is the Indian Contract Act, 1872, a foundational law that codifies the general principles governing contracts and contractual obligations in India.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Act No. 9 of 1872 canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of India (pre-independence)
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Indian statute ⓘ contract law ⓘ |
| actNumber | 9 of 1872 ⓘ |
| appliesTo | all of India except where specifically excluded ⓘ |
| citationStyle | Indian Contract Act, 1872 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| definesConcept |
acceptance
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agency ⓘ bailment ⓘ breach of contract ⓘ consideration ⓘ contingent contract ⓘ guarantee ⓘ indemnity ⓘ performance of contract ⓘ pledge ⓘ proposal ⓘ quasi-contract ⓘ void agreement ⓘ voidable contract ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Imperial Legislative Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
Indian commercial law framework
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Indian private law framework ⓘ |
| governs |
enforceability of agreements in India
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validity of contracts in India ⓘ |
| hasSectionOn |
agency
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bailment and pledge ⓘ communication, acceptance and revocation of proposals ⓘ contingent contracts ⓘ indemnity and guarantee ⓘ quasi-contracts ⓘ void agreements ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | English common law of contract ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
commercial law
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private law ⓘ |
| legislature | British Indian legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | The Indian Contract Act, 1872 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to define and amend certain parts of the law relating to contracts ⓘ |
| regionOfApplication | Union of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
breach of contracts
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formation of contracts ⓘ general principles of contracts ⓘ performance of contracts ⓘ remedies for breach of contract ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Indian Contract Act, 1872 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force (with amendments) ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
contractual obligations
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law of contracts ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1872 ⓘ |
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