24: Agreements void, if considerations and ob jects unlawful in part
The Contract Act · Federal Acts · Chapter II · in_force
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If any part of a single consideration for one or more objects, or anyone or any part of anyone of several considerations for a single object, is unlawful, the agreement is void. Illustration A promises to superintend, on behalf of B, a legal manufacture of indigo, and an illegal traffic in other articles. B promises to pay to A a salary of 10,000 rupees a year. The agreement is void, the object of A’s promise and the considerations B’s promise being in part unlawful.
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