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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 11

Who Are Competent to Contract

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Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 11 is part of Indian Contract Act, 1872 - Who Are Competent to Contract. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Every person is competent to contract who is of the age of majority according to the law to which he is subject1, and who is of sound mind and is not disqualified from contracting by any law to which he is subject.

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1. See the Indian Majority Act, 1875 (9 of 1875).

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What does Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 11 provide?

Section Section 11 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Who Are Competent to Contract) is reproduced on this page as part of the Indian Contract Act, 1872. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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