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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Contract Act, 1872 Section 70

OBLIGATION OF PERSON ENJOYING BENEFIT OF NON GRATUITOUS ACT Where a person lawfully does anything for another person,

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Contract Act, 1872 Section 70 is part of Contract Act, 1872 - OBLIGATION OF PERSON ENJOYING BENEFIT OF NON GRATUITOUS ACT Where a person lawfully does anything for another person,. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 70: OBLIGATION OF PERSON ENJOYING BENEFIT OF NON GRATUITOUS ACT Where a person lawfully does anything for another person, or delivers anything to him, not intending to do so gratuitously, and such other person enjoys the benefit thereof, the latter is bound to make compensation to the former in respect of, or to restore, the thing so done or delivered.

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What does Contract Act, 1872 Section 70 provide?

Section Section 70 of the Contract Act, 1872 (OBLIGATION OF PERSON ENJOYING BENEFIT OF NON GRATUITOUS ACT Where a person lawfully does anything for another person,) 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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