TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government Enacted1872

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 46

Time for Performance of Promise, Where No Application is to Be Made and No Time is Specified

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Where, by the contract, a promisor is to perform his promise without application by the promisee, and no time for performance is specified, the engagement must be performed within a reasonable time.

Explanation.The question "what is a reasonable time" is, in each particular case, a question of fact.