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Section 48 Contract Act — Application for performance on certain day to be at proper time and place

The Indian Contract Act, 1872 · Official PDF page 23

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48. Application for performance on certain day to be at proper time and place .—When a promise is to be performed on a certain day, and the pr omisor has not undertaken to perform it without application by the promisee, it is the duty of the promisee to apply for performance at a proper place and within the usual hours of business.

Explanation.—The question “what is a proper time and place ” is, in each particular case, a question of fact.

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