21: Effect of mistakes as to law
The Contract Act · Federal Acts · Chapter II · in_force
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A contract is not voidable because it was caused by a mistake as to any law in force in [Pakistan]; but a mistake as to a law not in force in [Pakistan] has the same effect as a mistake of fact. [* * * * * * *] Illustration A and B make a contract grounded on the erroneous belief that a particular debt is barred by the [Pakistan] Law of Limitation: the contract is not voidable. [* * * * * * *]
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