Section 68 Indian Contract Act 1872
Section 68 of the Indian Contract Act 1872 is about Claim for necessaries supplied to person incapable of contracting, or on his account. It is under CHAPTER V of the Act. CHAPTER V is titled OF CERTAIN RELATIONS RESEMBLING THOSE CREATED BY CONTRACT.
Claim for necessaries supplied to person incapable of contracting, or on his account
If a person, incapable of entering into a contract, or any one whom he is legally bound to support, is supplied by another person with necessaries suited to his condition in life, the person who has furnished such supplies is entitled to be reimbursed from the property of such incapable person.1
Illustrations
(a) A supplies B, a lunatic, with necessaries suitable to his condition in life. A is entitled to be reimbursed from B’s property.
(b) A supplies the wife and children of B, a lunatic, with necessaries suitable to their condition in life. A is entitled to be reimbursed from B’s property
See also:
Section 67 Indian Contract Act 1872 (Effect of neglect of promisee to afford promisor reasonable facilities for performance)
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