Indian Contract Act 1872

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The Indian Contract Act 1872 is a foundational statute in Indian law that defines and regulates the formation, performance, and enforceability of contracts across India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of India ⓘ
commercial law statute ⓘ
contract law statute ⓘ
appliesTo Union of India ⓘ
whole of India ⓘ
basedOn English common law of contract ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn 1872-09-01 ⓘ
citation Act No. 9 of 1872 ⓘ
containsPart Part I – General principles of the law of contract ⓘ
Part II – Special kinds of contracts ⓘ
containsProvisionsOn agency ⓘ
bailment and pledge ⓘ
contingent contracts ⓘ
indemnity and guarantee ⓘ
quasi-contracts ⓘ
void agreements ⓘ
voidable contracts ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dateOfEnactment 1872-04-25 ⓘ
defines acceptance ⓘ
breach of contract ⓘ
consideration ⓘ
contingent contract ⓘ
contract ⓘ
performance of contract ⓘ
proposal ⓘ
quasi-contract ⓘ
void agreement ⓘ
voidable contract ⓘ
doesNotApplyTo Jammu and Kashmir before its reorganisation in 2019 (subject to local adaptations) ⓘ
linked to: Jammu and Kashmir
enactedBy Imperial Legislative Council ⓘ
formsPartOf Indian civil law framework ⓘ
Indian commercial law framework ⓘ
governs agreements enforceable by law in India ⓘ
contracts made in India ⓘ
influenced contract law in other common law jurisdictions in South Asia ⓘ
languageOfText English ⓘ
legalDomain commercial law ⓘ
contract law ⓘ
legislature Imperial Legislative Council of India ⓘ
longTitle An Act to define and amend certain parts of the law relating to contracts ⓘ
originallyContainedPart provisions on partnership ⓘ
provisions on sale of goods ⓘ
regulates enforceability of contracts in India ⓘ
formation of contracts in India ⓘ
performance of contracts in India ⓘ
remedies for breach of contract ⓘ
relatedLegislation Indian Partnership Act 1932 ⓘ
Sale of Goods Act 1930 ⓘ
repealedAndReplacedProvisionsBy Indian Partnership Act 1932 for partnership ⓘ
Sale of Goods Act 1930 for sale of goods ⓘ
requires competency of parties to contract ⓘ
free consent for a valid contract ⓘ
lawful consideration for a valid contract ⓘ
lawful object for a valid contract ⓘ
sectionCountApproximate 238 ⓘ
shortTitle Indian Contract Act, 1872 ⓘ
status in force ⓘ
territorialExtent India ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 1872 ⓘ

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British Indian law → codifiedIn → Indian Contract Act 1872 ⓘ
Indian Contract Act 1872 → shortTitle → Indian Contract Act, 1872 ⓘ
linked to: Indian Contract Act 1872
Civil Court, Ara → appliesLaw → Indian Contract Act, 1872 ⓘ
linked to: Indian Contract Act 1872
Malaysian law → contractLawInfluencedBy → Indian Contract Act 1872 ⓘ
Sale of Goods Act 1930 → separatedFrom → Indian Contract Act 1872 ⓘ
Act No. 9 of 1872 → officialName → The Indian Contract Act, 1872 ⓘ
linked to: Indian Contract Act 1872
Act No. 9 of 1872 → shortTitle → Indian Contract Act, 1872 ⓘ
linked to: Indian Contract Act 1872
Act No. 9 of 1872 → citationStyle → Indian Contract Act, 1872 ⓘ
linked to: Indian Contract Act 1872
TPA 1882 → relatedTo → Indian Contract Act, 1872 ⓘ
linked to: Indian Contract Act 1872