Quasi Contract
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Quasi-contract, an act which has not the strict form of a contract, but yet has the effect of it; an implied contract.
Means that a man in certain cases is bound as if he had made a contract, though in fact no contract was made. 'Unjust enrichment' or 'restitution' are suggested as alternative expressions, Kamalpur (Assam) Tea Estate Private Ltd., Jorhat v. Supdt of Taxes, Jorhat, (1988) 1 Gau LR 290.
Means that a man in certain cases is bound as if he had made a contract, though in fact no contract was made. 'Unjust enrichment' or 'restitution' are suggested as alternative expressions, Kamalpur (Assam) Tea Estate Private Ltd., Jorhat v. Supdt of Taxes, Jorhat, (1988) 1 Gau LR 290.
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