| Category of Bare Act | Name of the Act | Year of Promulgation |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Laws | Indian Contract Act, 1872 | 1872 |
| Act Number | Enactment Date | Chapter Number |
| 9 | 1872-04-25 | 2 |
| Chapter Title | Ministry | Department |
| Of Contracts, Violable, Contracts and Void Agreements | Ministry of Law and Justice, Legislative Department | Department of Law and Legislative Affairs |
A contract is not voidable because it was caused by a mistake as to any law in force in 1India; but mistake as to a law not in force in India has the same effect as a mistake of fact.
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Illustration
A and B make a contract grounded on the erroneous belief that a particular debt is barred by the Indian Law of Limitation; the contract is not voidable.
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1. The original words “British India” have successively been amended by the A.O. 1948 and the A.O. 1950 to read as above.
2. Paragraph 2 omitted by the A.O. 1950. Earlier paragraph 2 was inserted by the A.O. 1937.
3. The second Illustration rep. by Act 24 of 1917, sec. 3 and Sch. II