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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 171

General Lien of Bankers, Factors, Wharfingers, Attorneys and Policy-brokers

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Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 171 is part of Indian Contract Act, 1872 - General Lien of Bankers, Factors, Wharfingers, Attorneys and Policy-brokers. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Bankers, factors, wharfingers, attorneys of a High Court and policy-brokers may, in the absence of a contract to the contrary, retain as a security for a general balance of account, any goods bailed to them; but no other persons have a right to retain, as a security for such balance, goods bailed to them, unless there is an express contract to that effect.1

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1. As to lien of an agent, see section 221 infra. As to lien of a Railway Administration, see the Indian Railways Act 1890 (9 of 1890), section 55. [Ed. The Indian Railways Act, 1990 (9 of 1890) has been repealed by the Railways Act, 1989 (24 of 1989) Sec. 200. Now see the Railways Act 1989 (24 of 1989, section 83.]

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What does Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 171 provide?

Section Section 171 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (General Lien of Bankers, Factors, Wharfingers, Attorneys and Policy-brokers) 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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