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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 72

Liability of Person to Whom Money is Paid or Thing Delivered by Mistake or Under Coercion

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Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 72 is part of Indian Contract Act, 1872 - Liability of Person to Whom Money is Paid or Thing Delivered by Mistake or Under Coercion. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

A person to whom money has been paid, or anything delivered, by mistake or under coercion, must repay or return it.

Illustrations

(a) A and B jointly owe 100 rupees to C, A alone Pays the amount to C, and B, not knowing this fact, pays 100 rupees over again to C. C is bound to repay the amount to B.

(b) A railway company refuses to deliver up certain goods to the consignee, except upon the payment of an illegal charge for carriage. The consignee pays the sum charged in order to obtain the goods. He is entitled to recover so much of the charge as was illegally excessive.

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What does Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 72 provide?

Section Section 72 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Liability of Person to Whom Money is Paid or Thing Delivered by Mistake or Under Coercion) 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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