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Section 18 - Misrepresentation defined : Indian Contract Act 1872

What is Misrepresentation? Section 18 of Indian Contract Act 1872


 

Section 18 of Indian Contract Act 1872 : "Misrepresentation defined"

18. "Misrepresentation" means and includes-

(1) the positive assertion, in a manner not warranted by the information of the person making it, of that which is not true, though he believes it to be true;

(2) any breach of duty which, without an intent to deceive, gains an advantage to the person committing it, or any one claiming under him, by misleading another to his prejudice or to the prejudice of anyone claiming under him;

(3) causing, however innocently, a party to an agreement to make a mistake as to the substance of the thing which is the subject of the agreement.

 

INDIAN CONTRACT ACT 1872

Section 2 - Interpretation clause

CHAPTER I THE COMMUNICATION, ACCEPTANCE AND REVOCATION OF PROPOSALS

Section 3 - Communication, acceptance and revocation of proposals

Section 4 - Communication when complete

Section 5 - Revocation of proposals and acceptances

Section 6 - Revocation how made

Section 7 - Acceptance must be absolute

Section 8 - Acceptance by performing conditions, or receiving consideration

Section 9 - Promises, express and implied

CHAPTER II CONTRACTS, VOIDABLE CONTRACTS AND VOID AGREEMENTS

Section 10 - What agreements are contracts

Section 11 - Who are competent to contract

Section 12 - What is a sound mind for the purposes of contracting

Section 13 - Consent defined

Section 14 - Free consent defined

Section 15 - Coercion defined

Section 16 - Undue influence defined

Section 17 - Fraud defined

Section 18 - Misrepresentation defined

Section 19 - Voidability of agreements without free consent

Section 19A - Power to set aside contract induced by undue influence

Section 20 - Agreement void where both parties are under mistake as to matter of fact

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