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SECTION 72: LIABILITY OF PERSON TO WHOM MONEY IS PAID, OR THING DELIVERED BY MISTAKE OR UNDER COERCION A person to whom money has been paid, or anything delivered, by mistake or under coercion, must repay or return it
Contract Act, 1872 Section 72
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Contract Act, 1872 Section 72 is part of Contract Act, 1872 - LIABILITY OF PERSON TO WHOM MONEY IS PAID, OR THING DELIVERED BY MISTAKE OR UNDER COERCION A person to whom money has. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.
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