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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Contract Act, 1872 Section 40

PERSON BY WHOM PROMISE IS TO BE PERFORMED If it appears from the nature of the case that it was the intention of the

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Contract Act, 1872 Section 40 is part of Contract Act, 1872 - PERSON BY WHOM PROMISE IS TO BE PERFORMED If it appears from the nature of the case that it was the intention of the. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 40: PERSON BY WHOM PROMISE IS TO BE PERFORMED If it appears from the nature of the case that it was the intention of the parties to any contract that any promise contained in it should be performed by the promisor himself, such promise must be performed by the promisor. In other cases, the promisor or his representatives may employ a competent person to perform it.

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What does Contract Act, 1872 Section 40 provide?

Section Section 40 of the Contract Act, 1872 (PERSON BY WHOM PROMISE IS TO BE PERFORMED If it appears from the nature of the case that it was the intention of the) is reproduced on this page as part of the 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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