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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Contract Act, 1872 Section 170

BAILEE'S PARTICULAR LIEN Where the bailee has, in accordance with the purpose of the bailment, rendered any service

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Contract Act, 1872 Section 170 is part of Contract Act, 1872 - BAILEE'S PARTICULAR LIEN Where the bailee has, in accordance with the purpose of the bailment, rendered any service. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 170: BAILEE'S PARTICULAR LIEN Where the bailee has, in accordance with the purpose of the bailment, rendered any service involving the exercise of labour or skill in respect of the goods bailed, he has, in the absence of a contract to the contrary, a right to retain such goods until he receives due remuneration for the services he has rendered in respect of them.

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What does Contract Act, 1872 Section 170 provide?

Section Section 170 of the Contract Act, 1872 (BAILEE'S PARTICULAR LIEN Where the bailee has, in accordance with the purpose of the bailment, rendered any service) 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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