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Section 173 Contract Act — Pawnee’s right of retainer

The Indian Contract Act, 1872 · Official PDF page 42

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173.Pawnee’s right of retainer.—Thepawnee may retain the goods pledged, not only for payment of the debt or the performance of the promise, but for the interest of the debt, and all necessary expenses incurred by him in respect of the possession or for the preservation of the goods pledged.

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