contentions of the plaintiff, the
words "coercion, fraud and misrepresentation" as defined
in Indian Contract Act , need to be considered which reads ... said Act defines "fraud" and the
same reads as under:
"17. 'Fraud' defined.- 'Fraud' means and includes
could only afford it. But fraud is
fraud all the same; and it is the fraud, not the manner of it,
which calls ... fraud"
has been given, which is as under:
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"17. 'Fraud' defined.--'Fraud' means
either party to the
marriage was obtained by coercion or
fraud, as defined in the Indian Contract
Act, 1872 (9 of 1872):
Provided that ... coercion is
employed."
Section 17 "Fraud" means as under:
"17. 'Fraud' defined.--'Fraud' means and
includes
either party to the
marriage was obtained by coercion or
fraud, as defined in the Indian Contract
Act, 1872 (9 of 1872):
Provided that ... coercion is
employed."
Section 17 "Fraud" means as under:
"17. 'Fraud' defined.--'Fraud' means and
includes
fraud.
38. Then the question is whether breach of
contract amounts to fraud. As per Merriam-Webster's
legal dictionary, definition of fraud ... Indian Contract
Act, 1872 defines fraud as follows:
"17. 'Fraud' defined.--'Fraud' means and
includes any of the following acts
Indian Contract Act, 1872 which reads as follows:
"17. 'Fraud' defined.--
'Fraud' means and includes any of the following acts ... allowed to stand if it has been obtained by fraud, for,
fraud unravels everything" (Lazarus Estates Ltd. v.
Beasley
Indian Contract Act, 1872 which reads as follows:
"17. 'Fraud' defined.--
'Fraud' means and includes any of the following acts ... allowed to stand if it has been obtained by fraud, for,
fraud unravels everything" (Lazarus Estates Ltd. v.
Beasley
deception
may not amount to fraud, fraud is anathema to all
equitable principles and any affair tainted with fraud
cannot be perpetuated or saved ... substance and in fact. Section 17 of the
Contract Act defines fraud as act committed by
a party to a contract with intent to deceive
either party to the marriage
was obtained by coercion or fraud, as defined
in the Indian Contract Act, 1872 .
PROVIDED THAT, in the case specified ... place where the coercion is employed."
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The word 'fraud' defined under Section 17 of the
Indian Contract Act, 1872, reads
order."
In this decision also the effect of fraud as defined in Section 17 of the Indian Contract Act did not come ... plaintiff is based on fraud and mis-representation. The meaning of the word fraud is statutory defined under Section 17 of the Indian Contract
