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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 53

Liability of Party Preventing Event on Which the Contract is to Take Effect

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Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 53 is part of Indian Contract Act, 1872 - Liability of Party Preventing Event on Which the Contract is to Take Effect. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

When a contract contains reciprocal promises, and one party to the contract prevents the other from performing his promise, the contract becomes voidable at the option of the party so prevented: and he is entitled to compensation1from the other party for any loss which he may sustain in consequence of the non-performance of the contract.

Illustration

A and B contract that B shall execute certain work for A for a thousand rupees. B is ready and willing to execute the work accordingly, but A prevents him from doing so. The contract is voidable at the option of B; and, if he elects to rescind it, he is entitled to recover from A compensation for any loss which he has incurred by its non-performance.

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1. See section 73, infra.

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What does Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 53 provide?

Section Section 53 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Liability of Party Preventing Event on Which the Contract is to Take Effect) 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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