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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Contract Act, 1872 Section 144

GUARANTEE ON CONTRACT THAT CREDITOR SHALL NOT ACT ON IT UNTIL CO-SURETY JOINS Where a person gives a guarantee upon a

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Contract Act, 1872 Section 144 is part of Contract Act, 1872 - GUARANTEE ON CONTRACT THAT CREDITOR SHALL NOT ACT ON IT UNTIL CO-SURETY JOINS Where a person gives a guarantee upon a. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 144: GUARANTEE ON CONTRACT THAT CREDITOR SHALL NOT ACT ON IT UNTIL CO-SURETY JOINS Where a person gives a guarantee upon a contract that the creditor shall not act upon it until another person has joined in it as co-surety, the guarantee is not valid if that other person does not join.

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What does Contract Act, 1872 Section 144 provide?

Section Section 144 of the Contract Act, 1872 (GUARANTEE ON CONTRACT THAT CREDITOR SHALL NOT ACT ON IT UNTIL CO-SURETY JOINS Where a person gives a guarantee upon a) 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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