contract become void ? Or is the language of Section 64 as to a person at whose option a contract is voidable restricted to cases where ... upon a valid and subsisting contract, and that a plaintiff could not declare upon a contract as being void, cannot be taken as a guide
others, is a voidable contract.
24. The only instances of voidable contracts which are to be found in the Indian Contract Act are under Sections ... Indian Contract Act , but a contract of the nature now before the Court should also be regarded as a voidable contract coming under the definition
agreement is a
contract voidable at the option of the party whose
consent was so caused.
A party to a contract, whose consent was caused ... a contract of the party on
whom such fraud was practised, or to whom such
misrepresentation was made, does not render a contract
voidable
issued a prospectus and in contravention of the express provisions of Section 98 . The fact that the Legislature talks of a voidable contract clearly shows ... inasmuch as I have held that the contract is a valid contract, and may be a voidable one or not, the question in each case
issued a prospectus and in contravention of the express provisions of Section 98 . The fact that the Legislature talks of a voidable contract clearly shows ... inasmuch as I have held that the contract is a valid contract, and may be a voidable one or not, the question in each case
substantive wrong of deceit. If possession of goods obtained under a contract voidable on the ground of fraud is possession obtained by fraud a pledge ... would be anomalous that although a person who has obtained possession of goods under a contract voidable at the option of the other party
Ssd Escatics Private Limited vs Goregaon Pearl Coopratice Housing ... on 30 March, 2026
2026:BHC
thus:
"Consequences of rescission of voidable contract - When a person at whose
option a contract is voidable rescinds it, the other party thereto need ... Lagunas Nitrate Company vs.
Lagunas Syndicate8 held:
"A fifth principle is that a voidable contract cannot be rescinded or set
aside after the position
India has the same effect as a mistake of fact.
Section 22 enacts : "A contract is not voidable merely because it was caused ... a mistake of law has led to the formation of a contract, Section 21 enacts that that contract is not for that reason voidable
that when a proposal is accepted, it becomes a promise.
In view of clause (e) of Section 2 of the Contract Act , a promise ... agreement which is enforceable by law is a contract.
Clause (j) provides that a contract which ceases to be enforceable by
law becomes void when
