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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 75

Party Rightfully Rescinding Contract Entitled to Compensation

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/14397

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Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 75 is part of Indian Contract Act, 1872 - Party Rightfully Rescinding Contract Entitled to Compensation. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

A person who rightfully rescinds a contract is entitled to compensation for any damage which he has sustained through the non-fulfilment of the contract.

Illustration

A, a singer, contracts with B, the manager of a theatre, to sing at his theatre for two nights in every week during the next two months, and B engages to pay her 100 rupees for each night's performance. On the sixth night, A wilfully absents herself from the theatre, and B, in consequence, rescinds the contract. B is entitled to claim compensation for the damage which he has sustained through the non-fulfilment of the contract.

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What does Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 75 provide?

Section Section 75 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Party Rightfully Rescinding Contract Entitled to Compensation) 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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