Section No.

Name

Section 1

Short title, extent and commencement

Section 2(a)

Offer/ proposal

Section 2(b)

Promise

Section 2(c)

Promisor and promise

Section 2(d)

Consideration

Section 2(e)

Agreement

Section 2(g)

Void agreement

Section 2(h)

Valid contract

Section 2(i)

Voidable contract

Section 2(j)

Void contract

Section 4

Communication of offer, acceptance and revocation

Section 5

Revocation of offer and acceptance

Section 6

Modes of revocation

Section 7

Acceptance must be absolute

Section 8

Acceptance by performing conditions or receiving consideration

Section 9

Promises express and implied

Section 10

What agreements are contracts

Section 11

Who are competent to contract

Section 12

What is sound mind

Section 13

Definition of consent

Section 14

Definition of free consent

Section 15

Coercion

Section 16

Undue influence

Section 17

Fraud

Section 18

Misrepresentation

Section 19

Voidability of agreement without free consent

Section 19A

Power to set aide contract induced by undue influence

Section 20

Agreement void where both parties are under mistake as to matter of fact

Section 21

Effect of mistakes as to law

Section 22

Contract caused by mistake of one party as to matter of fact

Section 23

What considerations and objects are lawful, and what not

Section 24

Agreements void, if considerations and objects unlawful in part

Section 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.

Section 26

Agreement in restraint of marriage, void

Section 27

Agreement in restraint of trade, void.

Section 28

Agreements in restraint of legal proceedings, void

Section 29

Agreements void for uncertainty

Section 30

Agreements by way of wager void

Section 31

Contingent contract

Section 32

Contingent contract dependant on happening of an event

Section 33

Contingent contract dependant on non happening of an event

Section 34

Contingent contract dependant on conduct of a third party

Section 35

Contingent contract dependant on the happening or non happening of an even within a fixed time

Section 36

Contingent contract dependant on impossible events

Section 37

Obligation of parties to contracts.

Section 38

Obligation of parties to contracts.

Section 39

Effect of refusal of party to perform promise wholly.

Section 40

Person by whom promise is to be performed

Section 41

Effect of accepting performance from third person

Section 42

Devolution of joint liabilities

Section 43

Any one of joint promisors may be compelled to perform

Section 44

Effect of release of one joint promisor

Section 45

Devolution of joint rights

Section 46

Time for performance of promise, when no application is to be made and no time is specified

Section 47

Time and place for performance of promise, where time is specified and no application to be made.

Section 48

Application for performance on certain day to be at proper time and place

Section 49

Place for performance of promise, where no application to be made and no place fixed for performance

Section 51

Promisor not bound to perform, unless reciprocal promisee ready and willing to perform

Section 52

Order of performance of reciprocal promises.

Section 53

Liability of party preventing event on which the contract is to take effect.

Section 54

Effect of default as to that promise which should be first performed, in contract consisting of reciprocal promises

Section 55

Failure to perform within the time fixed

Section 56

Agreement to do impossible acts

Section 57

Reciprocal promise to do things legal, and also other things illegal

Section 59

Application of payment where debt to be discharged is indicated

Section 60

Application of payment where debt to be discharged is not indicated

Section 61

Application of payment where neither party appropriates

Section 62

Effect of novation, rescission and alteration

Section 64

Consequences of rescission of voidable contract

Section 65

Obligation of person who has received advantage under void agreement, or contract that becomes void

Section 68

Claim for necessaries supplied to person incapable of contracting, or on his account.

Section 69

Reimbursement of person paying money due by another, in payment of which he is interested

Section 70

Obligation of person enjoying benefit of non-gratuitous act

Section 71

Responsibility of finder of goods

Section 72

Liability of person to whom money is paid, or thing delivered, by mistake or under coercion

Section 73

Compensation for loss or damage caused by breach of contract

Section 74

Compensation for breach of contract where penalty stipulated for

Section 75

Party rightfully rescinding contract, entitled to compensation

Section 124

Contract of indemnity

Section 125

Rights of indemnity-holder when sued

Section 126

Contract of guarantee, “surety”, “principal debtor” and “creditor”

Section 127

Consideration for guarantee

Section 128

Surety’s liability

Section 129

Continuing guarantee

Section 130

Revocation of continuing guarantees

Section 131

Revocation of continuing guarantee by surety’s death

Section 132

Liability of two persons, primarily liable, not affected by arrangement between them that one shall be surety on other’s default

Section 133

Discharge of surety by variance in terms of contract

Section 134

Discharge of surety by release or discharge of principal debtor

Section 135

Discharge of surety when creditor compounds with, gives time to, or agrees not to sue, principal debtor

Section 136

Surety not discharged when agreement made with third person to give time to principal debtor

Section 137

Creditor’s forbearance to sue does not discharge surety

Section 138

Release of one co-surety does not discharge others

Section 139

Discharge of surety by creditor’s act or omission impairing surety’s eventual remedy

Section 140

Rights of surety on payment or performance

Section 141

Surety’s right to benefit of creditor’s securities

Section 142

Guarantee obtained by misrepresentation invalid

Section 143

Guarantee obtained by concealment invalid

Section 144

Guarantee on contract that creditor shall not act on it until co- surety joins

Section 145

Implied promise to indemnify surety

Section 146

Co-sureties liable to contribute equally

Section 147

Liability of co-sureties bound in different sums

Section 148

Bailment, bailor and bailee

Section 149

Delivery to bailee how made.

Section 150

Bailor’s duty to disclose faults in goods bailed

Section 151

Care to be taken by bailee

Section 152

Bailee when not liable for loss, etc., of thing bailed

Section 153

Termination of bailment by bailee’s act inconsistent with conditions

Section 154

Liability of bailee making unauthorized use of goods bailed

Section 155

Effect of mixture, with bailor’s consent, of his goods with bailee’s

Section 156

Effect of mixture without bailor’s consent, when the goods can be separated

Section 157

Effect of mixture, without bailor’s consent, when the goods cannot be separated

Section 158

Repayment, by bailor, of necessary expenses

Section 159

Restoration of goods lent gratuitously

Section 160

Return of goods bailed, on expiration of time or accomplishment of purpose

Section 161

Bailee’s responsibility when goods are not duly returned

Section 162

Termination of gratuitous bailment by death

Section 163

Bailor entitled to increase or profit from goods bailee

Section 164

Bailor’s responsibility to bailee

Section 165

Bailment by several joint owners

Section 166

Bailee not responsible on re-delivery to bailor without title

Section 167

Right of third person claiming goods bailed

Section 168

Right of finder of goods, may sue for specific reward offered

Section 169

When finder of thing commonly on sale may sell it

Section 170

Bailee’s particular lien

Section 171

General lien

Section 172

Pledge, pawnor and pawnee

Section 173

Pawnee’s right of retainer

Section 174

Pawnee not to retain for debt or promise other than that for which goods pledged. Presumption in case of subsequent advances.

Section 175

Pawnee’s right as to extraordinary expenses incurred

Section 176

Pawnee’s right where pawnor makes default

Section 177

Defaulting pawner’s right to redeem

Section 178

Pledge by mercantile agent

Section 178A

Pledge by person in possession under voidable contract

Section 179

Pledge where pawnor has only a limited interest

Section 180

Suit by bailor or bailee against wrong-doer

Section 181

Apportionment of relief or compensation obtained by such suits

Section 182

Agent and principal

Section 183

Who may employ agent

Section 184

Who may be an agent

Section 185

Consideration not necessary

Section 186

Agent’s authority may be expressed or implied

Section 187

Definitions of express and implied authority

Section 188

Extent of agent’s authority

Section 189

Agent’s authority in an emergency

Section 190

When agent cannot delegate

Section 191

Sub agent

Section 192

Representation of principal by sub-agent properly appointed

Section 193

Agent’s responsibility for sub-agent appointed without authority

Section 194

Relation between principal and person duly appointed by agent to act in business of agency.

Section 196

Right of person as to acts done for him without his authority. Effect of ratification.

Section 197

Ratification may be expressed or implied

Section 198

Knowledge requisite for valid ratification

Section 199

Effect of ratifying unauthorized act forming part of a transaction

Section 200

Ratification of unauthorized act cannot injure third person.

Section 201

Termination of agency

Section 202

Termination of agency, where agent has an interest in subject- matter

Section 203

When principal may revoke agent’s authority

Section 204

Revocation where authority has been partly exercised

Section 205

Compensation for revocation by principal, or renunciation by agent

Section 206

Notice of revocation or renunciation

Section 207

Revocation and renunciation may be expressed or implied

Section 208

When termination of agent’s authority takes effect as to agent, and as to third persons

Section 209

Agent’s duty on termination of agency by principal’s death or insanity

Section 210

Termination of sub-agent’s authority

Section 211

Agent’s duty in conducting principal’s business

Section 212

Skill and diligence required from agent

Section 213

Agent’s accounts

Section 214

Agent’s duty to communicate with principal

Secti0on 215

Right of principal when agent deals, on his own account, in business of agency without principal’s consent

Section 216

Principal’s right to benefit gained by agent dealing on his own account in business of agency

Section 217

Agent’s right of retainer out of sums received on principal’s account

Section 218

Agent’s duty to pay sums received for principal

Section 219

When agent’s remuneration becomes due

Section 220

Agent not entitled to remuneration for business misconducted

Section 221

Agent’s lien on principal’s property

Section 222

Agent to be indemnified against consequences of lawful acts

Section 223

Agent to be indemnified against consequences of acts done in good faith

Section 224

Non-liability of employer of agent to do a criminal act

Section 225

Compensation to agent for injury caused by principal’s neglect

Section 227

Principal how far bound, when agent exceeds authority

Section 228

Principal not bound when excess of agent’s authority is not separable

Section 229

Consequences of notice given to agent

Section 231

Rights of parties to a contract made by agent not disclosed

Section 232

Performance of contract with agent supposed to be principal

Section 235

Liability of pretended agent

Section 237

Liability of principal inducing belief that agent’s unauthorized acts were authorized

Section 238

Effect, on agreement, of misrepresentation of fraud, by agent