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Section 10 Contract Act — What agreements are contracts

The Indian Contract Act, 1872 · Official PDF page 13

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10. What agreements are contracts .—All agreements are contracts if they are made by the free consent of parties competent to contract, for a lawful consideration and with a lawful object, and are not hereby expressly declared to be void. Nothing herein contained sha ll affect any law in force in 1[India] and not hereby expressly repealed by which any contract is required to be made in writing 2 or in the presence of witnesses, or any law relating to the registration of documents.

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