Section 36 Indian Contract Act 1872
Section 36 of the Indian Contract Act 1872 is about Agreement contingent on impossible events void. It is under CHAPTER III of the Act. CHAPTER III is titled OF CONTINGENT CONTRACTS.
Agreement contingent on impossible events void
Contingent agreements to do or not to do anything, if an impossible event happens, are void, whether the impossibility of the event is known or not to the parties to the agreement at the time when it is made.
Illustrations
(a) A agrees to pay B 1,000 rupees if two straight lines should enclose a space. The agreement is void.
(b) A agrees to pay B 1,000 rupees if B will marry A’s daughter C. C was dead at the time of the agreement. The agreement is void.
See also:
Section 35 Indian Contract Act 1872 (When contracts become void which are contingent on happening of specified event within fixed time. When contracts may be enforced, which are contingent on specified event not happening within fixed time.)
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