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Object, the word object would mean the purpose and design which is the object of the contract, if it is opposed to public policy which tends to defeat any provision of law or purpose of law, it becomes unlawful and thereby it is void under s. 23 of the Contract Act. S. 23 is concerned with only the object or consideration of the transaction and not the reasons or motive which prompted it, Gurmukh Singh v. Amar Singh, (1991) 3 SCC 79 (82). (Indian Contract Act, 1872, s. 23)