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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Contract Act, 1872 Section 37

OBLIGATION OF PARTIES TO CONTRACTS The parties to a contract must either perform, or offer to perform, their respective

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Contract Act, 1872 Section 37 is part of Contract Act, 1872 - OBLIGATION OF PARTIES TO CONTRACTS The parties to a contract must either perform, or offer to perform, their respective. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 37: OBLIGATION OF PARTIES TO CONTRACTS The parties to a contract must either perform, or offer to perform, their respective promises, unless such performance is dispensed with or excused under the provisions of this Act, or of any other law. Promises bind the representatives of the promisors in case of the death of such promisors before performance, unless a contrary intention appears from the contract.

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