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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Contract Act, 1872 Section 146

CO-SURETIES LIABLE TO CONTRIBUTE EQUALLY Where two or more persons are co-sureties for the same debt or duty, either

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Contract Act, 1872 Section 146 is part of Contract Act, 1872 - CO-SURETIES LIABLE TO CONTRIBUTE EQUALLY Where two or more persons are co-sureties for the same debt or duty, either. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 146: CO-SURETIES LIABLE TO CONTRIBUTE EQUALLY Where two or more persons are co-sureties for the same debt or duty, either jointly or severally, and whether under the same or different contracts, and whether with or without the knowledge of each other, the co- sureties, in the absence of any contract to the contrary, are liable, as between themselves, to pay each an equal share of the whole debt or of that part of it which remains unpaid by the principal debtor.

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What does Contract Act, 1872 Section 146 provide?

Section Section 146 of the Contract Act, 1872 (CO-SURETIES LIABLE TO CONTRIBUTE EQUALLY Where two or more persons are co-sureties for the same debt or duty, either) 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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