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The Indian Contract Act 1872: Discharge of a Contract
Learning Objectives
In this chapter, the students will come to know the
What is discharge of a contract?
Various methods of discharge of a contract.
Initial and supervening impossibility of a performance.
Breach of a contract and its consequences.
7.1 DISCHARGE OF A CONTRACT
Discharge of a contract means termination of the contractual relations between the parties to the contract. The contract may be discharged in the following six modes as shown in Figure 7.1.
Figure 7.1 Mode of discharge of a contract.
7.2 DISCHARGE OF A CONTRACT ON PERFORMANCE
A contract can be discharged by ...
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