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LEGALITY OF OBJECT

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23.What considerations and objects are lawful and what not.-The consideration or object of an agreement is lawful, unless it is forbidden by law ; oris of such a nature that, if permitted, it would defeat theprovisions of any law; oris fraudulent ; orinvolves or implies injury to the person or property of anotheror ;the Court regards it as immoral, or opposed to public policy.In each of these cases, the consideration or object of anagreement is said to be unlawful. Every agreement of which the objector consideration is unlawful is void.

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ILLUSTRATION• A agrees to sell his house to B for

10,000 rupees. • Here B's promise to pay the sum

of 10,000 rupees is the consideration for A's promise to sell the house,

• A's promise to sell the house is the consideration for B's promise to pay the 10,000 rupees.

• These are lawful considerations.

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ILLUSTRATION

• A, B and C enter into an agreement for the division among them of gains acquired, or- to be acquired, by them by fraud.

• The agreement is void, as its object is unlawful.

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ILLUSTRATION• A agrees to let her

daughter to hire to B for concubinage.

• The agreement is void, because it is immoral, though the letting may not be punishable under the Indian Penal Code. (45 of 1860.)

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ILLUSTRATION• A promises B to drop a

prosecution which he has instituted against B for robbery, and B promises to restore the value of the things taken.

• The agreement is void, as its object is unlawful.

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Ingredients• Forbidden by law

• Defeat any law

• Fraudulent

• Injurious to person or property

• Immoral

• Public policy

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Forbidden by Law.• Where the object of a

contract is forbidden by law, the contract is void.

• Example: sale of liquor without a licence.

• Example: driving a bus without a licence.

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Defeat any Law• The govt. of India had imposed sanctions

for sale of goods to South Africa.• In spite of having the knowledge of this

fact the plaintiff and defendant agreed for supply of goods to another country and then taking the goods to South Africa by circumventing the law.

• Breach of law done knowingly.

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Fradulent• An agreement made for a

“fradulent” purpose is void.

• Where the parties agree to impose fraud on a third person, their agreement is unlawful.

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Injurious to Persons or Property.

• An agreement between two persons to injure the person or property of another Is unlawful.

• An agreement to commit crime or civil wrong.

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Immoral• The law does not allow an agreement

tainted with immorality to be enforced.

• What is immoral depends upon the standards of immorality prevailing at a particular time and as approved by law or courts.

• Case: Lalaji “karta of HUF, giving property of HUF to his mistress. Void as “karta” was not authorized to do the act of gifting property to anyone.

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Public Policy• Trading with the enemy.

• Trafficking in public offices

• Interference with administration of justice.

• Marriage brokage contract.

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VOID AGREEMENTS• Agreements without consideration (S 25).• Agreements in restraint of marriage (S

26).• Agreements in restraint of trade (S 27).• Agreements in restrain of legal

proceedings (S 28).• Uncertain agreements (S 29).• Wagering Agreements (S 30).• Agreements to do impossible Acts (S 56).

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Agreements without Consideration

• 25.Agreement without consideration, void,

• unless it is in writing and registered,

• or is a promise to Compensate for something done,

• or is a promise to pay a debt barred by limitation law

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Restraint of Marriage

• 26.Agreement in restraint of marriage void.-

• Every agreement in restraint of the marriage of any person, other than a minor, is void.

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Agreement in Restraint of Trade

• 27.Agreement in restraint of trade void.-

• Every agreement by which any one is restrained from exercising a lawful profession, trade or business of any kind, is to that extent void.

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Exception• One who sells the good-will of a business may• agree with the buyer to refrain from carrying on a

similar business,• within specified local limits, so long as the buyer,

or • any person deriving title to the good-will from

him,• carries on a like business therein,• provided that such limits appear to the Court

reasonable,• regard being had to the nature of the business.

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Agreements in Restrain of Legal Proceedings.

• 28.Agreements in restraint of legal proceedings void.-• Every agreement,-

• (a) by which any party thereto is restricted absolutely from enforcing his rights under or in respect of any contract,

• by the usual legal proceedings in the ordinary tribunals, • or which limits the time within which he may thus enforce his rights;

or

• (b) which extinguishes the rights of any party thereto, or discharges any party thereto from any liability, under or in respect of any contract on the expiry of a specified period so as to restrict any party from enforcing his rights,

• is void to that extent.

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Uncertain Agreements

• 29.Agreements void for uncertainty.-

• Agreements, the meaning of which is not certain, or capable of being made certain,

• are void.

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IllustrationA agrees to sell to B " a

hundred tons of oil “

There is nothing whatever to show what kind of oil was intended.

The agreement is void for uncertainty.

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Illustration• A, who is a dealer in cocoanut-

oil only, • agrees to sell to B "one

hundred. tons of oil". • The nature of A's trade affords

an indication of the meaning of the words, and A has entered into a contract for the sale of one hundred tons of cocoanut-oil.

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Wagering Agreements• 30.Agreements by way of wager

void.-• Agreements by way of wager• are void ;• and no suit shall be brought for

recovering anything alleged to be won on any wager,

• or entrusted to any person to abide the result of any game or other uncertain event on which any wager is made.

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Rajneesh Malhotra.


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