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Contract Act, 1872

Topic Serial #	Content	Case Law
	CONTRACTS WHICH MUST BE PERFORMED
37	Obligation of parties to contracts	Case Law
38	Effect of refusal to accept after performance
39	Effect of refusal of party of perform promise wholly
40	Person by whom promise is to be performed
41	Effect of accepting performance from third person
42	Devolution of joint liabilities	Case Law
43	Any one of joint promisors may be compelled to perform
44	Effect of release of one joint promisor
45	Devolution of joint rights	Case Law
46	Time of performance of promise where no application is to the made and no time is specified
47	Time and place for performance of promise where time is specified and no application to be made
48	Application for performance on certain day to be at proper time and place
49	Place for performance of promise where no application to be made and no place fixed for performance
50	Performance in manner or at time prescribed or sanctioned by promisee
51	Promisor not bound to perform, unless reciprocal promisee ready and willing to perform	Case Law
52	Order of performance of reciprocal promises
53	Liability of party preventing event on which the contract is to take effect
54	Effect of default as to that promise which should be first performed	Case Law
55	Effect of failure to perform at fixed time, in contract in which time is essential	Case Law
56	Agreement to do impossible act	Case Law
57	Reciprocal promise to do things legal, and also other things illegal
58	Alternative promise, one branch being illegal
59	Application of payment where debt to be discharged is indicated
60	Application of payment, where debt to be discharged is not indicated
61	Application of payment where neither party appropriates
62	Effect of novation, rescission and alternation of contract	Case Law
63	Promisee may dispense with or remit performance of promise	Case Law
64	Consequences of rescission of voidable contract
65	Obligation of person who has received advantage under void agreement or contract that becomes void	Case Law
66	Mode of communicating or revoking rescission of voidable contract
67	Effect of neglect promise to afford promisor reasonable facilities of performance	Case Law
	CHAPTER – V
	OF CERTAIN RELATIONS RESEMBLING THOSE CREATED BY CONTRACT
68	Claim for necessaries supplied to person incapable of contracting, or on his account	Case Law
69	Reimbursement of person paying money due by another in payment of which he is interested
70	Obligation of person enjoying benefit of non-gratuitous act	Case Law
71	Responsibility of finder of goods
72	Liability of person to whom money is paid or thing delivered, by mistake or under coercion
	CHAPTER -- VI
	OF CONSEQUENCES OF BREACH OF CONTRACT
73	Compensation for loss or damage caused by breach of contract	Case Law
74	Compensation for breach of contract where penalty stipulated for	Case Law
75	Party rightfully resciding contract entitled to compensation
	CHAPTER – VII
76	76-123 Sale of Goods
	CHAPTER--VIII
	OF INDEMNITY AND GUARANTEE
124	“Contract of indemnity” defined
125	Right of indemnity-holder when sued
126	“Contract of guarantee”, “surety”, “principal” “debtor” and “creditor”	Case Law
127	Consideration of guarantee
128	Surety's liability
129	“Continuing guarantee”
130	Revocation of continuing guarantee	Case Law
131	Revocation of continuing guarantee by surety's death
132	Liability to two person primarily liable, not affected by arrangement between them that one shall be surety on other's default
133	Discharge of surety by variance in terms of contract	Case Law
134	Discharge of surety by release or discharge of principal debtor
135	Discharge of surety when creditor compound with gives time to, or agrees not to sue principal debtor	Case Law
136	Surety not discharged when agreement made with third person to give time to principal debtor
137	Creditor's forbearance to sue does not discharge surety	Case Law
138	Release of one-surety does not discharge others
139	Discharge of surety by creditor's act or omission impairing surety's eventual remedy	Case Law
140	Rights of surety on payment or performance
141	Surety's right to benefit of creditors securities
142	Guarantee obtained by misrepresentation invalid
143	Guarantee obtained by concealment invalid
144	Guarantee on contract that a creditor shall not act on it until co-surety joins
145	Implied promise to indemnify surety	Case Law
146	Co-sureties liable to contribute equally	Case Law
147	Liability of co-sureties bound in different sums
	CHAPTER IX
	OF BAILMENT
148	“Bailment”, “bailor” and “bailee” defined
149	Delivery to bailee how made
150	Bailor's duty to disclose faults in goods bailed
151	Care to be taken by bailee
152	Bailee when not liable for loss, etc
153	Termination of bailment by bailee's act inconsistent with conditions
154	Liability of bailee making unauthorised use of goods bailed
155	Effect of mixture, with bailor' consent, of his goods with bailee's
156	Effect of mixture without bailor's consent, when the goods can be separated
157	Effect of mixture without bailor's consent, when the goods cannot be separated
158	Repayment by bailor of necessary expenses
159	Restoration of goods lent gratuitously
160	Return of goods bailed on expiration of time or accomplishment of purpose
161	Bailee's responsibility when goods are not duly returned
162	Termination of gratuitous bailment by death
163	Bailor entitled to increase or profit from goods bailed	Case Law
164	Bailor's responsibility to bailee
165	Bailment by several joint owners
166	Bailee not responsible on redelivery to bailor without title
167	Right of third person claiming goods bailed
168	Right to finder of goods; may sue for specified reward offered
169	When finder of things commonly on sale may sell it
170	Bailee's particular lien
171	General lien of bankers, factors, wharfingers, attorneys and policy-brokers	Case Law
172	“Pledge”, “pawnor” and “pawnee” defined
173	Pawnee's right of retainer
174	Pawnee not to retain for debt or promise other than that for which goods pledged
175	Pawnee's right as to extraordinary expenses incurred
176	Pawnee's right where pawnor makes default	Case Law
177	Defaulting pawnor's right to redeem
178	Pledge by mercantile agent
178	178-A Pledge by person in possession under voidable contract
179	Pledge where pawnor has only a limited interest
180	Suit by bailor or bailee against wrong-doers
181	Apportionment of relief or compensation obtained by such suits	Case Law