| 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 |
Every agreement in restraint of the marriage of any person, other than a minor, is void.
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Agreement in restraint of marriage
An agreement between two co-widows that if any of them remarried, she should forfeit her right to her share in the deceased husband’s property is not in restraint of marriage; A. Suryanarayan Murthi v. P. Krishna Murthy, AIR 1957 Ori 125.