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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 19A

Power to Set Aside Contract Induced by Undue Influence

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Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 19A is part of Indian Contract Act, 1872 - Power to Set Aside Contract Induced by Undue Influence. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1 [Power to set aside contract induced by undue influence

When consent to an agreement is caused by undue influence, the agreement is a contract voidable at the option of the by party whose consent was so caused.

Any such contract may be set aside either absolutely or, if the party who was entitled to avoid it has received any benefit thereunder, upon such terms and conditions as to the Court may seem just.

Illustrations

( a) A's son has forged B's name to a promissory note. B, under threat of prosecuting A's son, obtains a bond from A for the amount of the forged note. If B sues on this bond, the Court may set the bond aside.

(b) A, a money-lender, advances Rs.100 to B, an agriculturist, and, by undue influence, induces B to execute a bond for Rs. 200 with interest at 6 percent per month. The Court may set the bond aside, ordering B to repay the Rs.100 with such interest as may seem just.]

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1. Inserted by Act 6 of 1899, section 3.

Frequently asked questions

What does Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 19A provide?

Section Section 19A of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Power to Set Aside Contract Induced by Undue Influence) 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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