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Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 162

Title: Termination of Gratuitous Bailment by Death

State: Central

Year: 1872

A gratuitous bailment is terminated by the death either of the bailor or of the bailee.

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Chapter 9

Title: Of Bailment

State: Central

Year: 1872

.....has been declared to apply to the responsibility of the Trustees of thePort of Madras as to goods in their possession, see the Madras Port Trust Act,1905 (Madras Act 2 of 1905). 2. As toRailway contracts, see the Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1890), section 72 [Ed. The Indian Railways Act, 1890 (9 of 1980) has been repealed by the RailwaysAct, 1989 (24 of 1989), sec. 200.] Section 162 - Termination of gratuitous bailment by death A gratuitous bailment is terminated by the death either of the bailor or of the bailee. Section 163 - Bailor entitled to increase or profit from goods bailed In the absence of any contract to the contrary, the bailee is bound to deliver to the bailor, or according to his directions, any increase or profit which may have accrued from the goods bailed. Illustrations A leaves a cow in the custody of B to be taken care of. The cow has a calf. B is bound to deliver the calf as well as the cow to A. Section 164 - Bailors responsibility to bailee The bailor is responsible to the bailee for any loss which the bailee may sustain by reason that the bailor was not entitled to make the bailment, or to receive back the goods or to give.....

Contract Act, 1872 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1872

CONTRACT ACT, 1872 CONTRACT ACT, 1872 9 of 1872 CHAPTER 00: PRELIMINARY SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE This Act may be called the Indian Contract Act, 1872. Extent and commencement.-It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir; and it shall come into force on the first day of September, 1872. Enactments repealed.-Nothing herein contained shall affect the provisions of any Statute, Act or Regulation not hereby expressly repealed, nor any usage or custom of trade, nor any incident of any contract, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. SECTION 02: INTERPRETATION CLAUSE. In this Act the following words and expressions are used in the following senses, unless a contrary intention appears from the context :- (a) When one person signifies to another his willingness to do or to abstain from doing anything, with a view to obtaining the assent of that other to such act or abstinence, he is said to make a proposal: (b) When the person to whom the proposal is made signifies his assent thereto, the proposal is said to be accepted. A proposal, when accepted, becomes a promise: (c) The person making the proposal is called the "promisor",.....

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Complete Act

Title: Indian Contract Act, 1872

State: Central

Year: 1872

.....- Ratification may be expressed or implied Section198 - Knowledge requisite for valid ratification Section199 - Effect of ratifying unauthorized act forming part of a transaction Section200 - Ratification of unauthorized act cannot injure third person Section201 - Termination of agency Section202 - Termination of agency, where agent has an interest in subject-matter Section203 - When principal may revoke agents authority Section204 - Revocation where authority has been partly exercised Section205 - Compensation for revocation by principal, or renunciation by agent Section206 - Notice of revocation or renunciation Section207 - Revocation and renunciation may be expressed or implied Section208 - When termination of agents authority takes effect as to agent and as to third persons Section209 - Agents duty on termination of agency by principals death or insanity Section210 - Termination of sub-agents authority Section211 - Agents duty in conducting principals business Section212 - Skill and diligence required from agent Section213 - Agents accounts Section214 - Agents duty to communicate with principal Section215 - Right of principal when agent deals, on his own.....

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 153

Title: Termination of Bailment by Bailees Act Inconsistent with Conditions

State: Central

Year: 1872

A contract of bailment is a voidable at the option of the bailor, if the bailee does any act with regard to the goods bailed, inconsistent with the conditions of the bailment. Illustrations A lets to B, for hire, a horse for his own riding. B drives the horse in his carriage. This is, at the option of A, a termination of the bailment.

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 148

Title: Bailment, `bailor and `bailee Defined

State: Central

Year: 1872

A bailment is the delivery of goods by one person to another for some purpose, upon a contract that they shall, when the purpose is accomplished, be returned or otherwise disposed of according to the directions of the person delivering them. The person delivering the goods is called the bailor. The person to whom they are delivered is called the bailee. Explanation.If a person already in possession of the goods of another contracts to hold them as a bailee, he thereby becomes the bailee, and the owner becomes the bailor of such goods, although they may not have been delivered by way of bailment.

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 70

Title: Obligation of Person Enjoying Benefit of Non-gratuitous Act

State: Central

Year: 1872

Where a person lawfully does anything for another person, or delivers anything to him, not intending to do so gratuitously, and such other person enjoys the benefit thereof, the latter is bound to make compensation to the former in respect of, or to restore, the thing so done or delivered.1 Illustrations (a) A, a tradesman, leaves goods at B's house by mistake. B treats the goods as his own. He is bound to pay A for them. (b) A saves B's property from fire. A is not entitled to compensation from B, if the circumstances show that he intended to act gratuitously. _______________________ 1 . As to suits by minors under section 70 in Presidency Small Clause Courts see the Presidency Small Cause Courts Act, 1882 (15 of 1882), section 32.

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 159

Title: Restoration of Goods Lent Gratuitously

State: Central

Year: 1872

The lender of a thing for use may at any time require its return, if the loan was gratuitous, even though he lent it for a specified time or purpose. But, if, on the faith of such loan made for a specified time or purpose, the borrower has acted in such a manner that the return of the thing lent before the time agreed upon would cause him loss exceeding the benefit actually derived by him from the loan, the lender must, if he compels the return, indemnify the borrower for the amount in which the loss so occasioned exceeds the benefit so derived.

New Delhi Municipal Council Act 1994 Section 154

Title: Public Gratuitous Water Supply

State: Central

Year: 1994

(1) The Chairperson with the approval of the Council may provide gratuitous supply of wholesome water to the public within New Delhi and may, for that purpose, erect public hydrants or other conveniences. (2) The Chairperson may with like approval close a public hydrant or other convenience when it is no longer required for the supply of wholesome water to the public.

The Haryana Municipal Corporation Act, 1994 Complete Act

State: Haryana

Year: 1994

THE HARYANA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1994 THE HARYANA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ACT, 1994 (Haryana Act No. 16 of 1994) Table of Contents CHAPTER-1 PRELIMINARY Sections 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Definitions. 3. Declaration of Municipal area as Corporation. CHAPTER "II CONSTITUTION OF CORPORATION 4. Incorporation and Constitution of Corporation. 5. Duration of Corporation. 6. Delimitation of Wards. 7. Qualification for members. 8. Disqualification of members. 9. Election to the Corporation. 10. Constitution and Composition of Wards Committees etc. 11. Reservation of seats. 12. Right to Votes. 13. Filling of Casual Vacancies. 14. Publication of results of elections. 15. Election petitions. 16. Relief that may be claimed by petitioner 17. Grounds for declaring election to be void. 18. Procedure to be followed by prescribed authority. 19. decision of prescribed authority. 20. Procedure in case of equality of votes. 21. Finality of decision. Sections: 22. Corrupt practices. 23. Maintenance of secrecy of voting. 24. Officers etc. at elections not to act for candidates or to influence voting. 25......