Indian Contract Act — Section 21
Effect of mistakes as to law.—A contract is not voidable because it was caused by a mistake as
21. Effect of mistakes as to law.—A contract is not voidable because it was caused by a mistake as to any law in force in 1[India]; but a mistake as to a law not in force in 1[India] has the same effect as a mistake of fact.
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A and B make a contract grounded on the erroneous belief that a particular debt is barred by the Indian Law of Limitation:
the contract is not voidable.
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Judgments citing Section 21
- MEENA BAZAAR v. MOHAMMED AMIN ABUBAKER
- Bandana Mangaraj v. The Archdiocese of Cuttack
- DR. KRUTHI PRIYA. M v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA
- MR. N. RAJGOPAL HEBBAR v. MRS. PADMAVATHI
- Ashiana Housing Limited through Sri Satyendra Narayan Singh v. The State of Jharkhand
- Ashiana Housing Limited through Sri Satyendra Narayan Singh v. The State of Jharkhand
- GUJARAT ELECTRICITY BOARD v. NR THAKER
- GUJARAT ELECTRICITY BOARD v. NR THAKER
- Manjiri Project Pvt.ltd. v. Shri.Ramchandra Pandharinath Harpale & Ors.
- SUNITA GUPTA v. INDERJEET SINGH
- SMT.SHAKUNTALA DEVI & ORS. v. M/S MADADGAR CHIT FUND PVT. LTD
- V.P.Periyasamy v. The General Manager/ District Registrar of Industrial Cooperative Societies
- Hindustan Composites Limited ) v. Mumbai Shramik Sangh, registered )
- Judgment · Supreme Court
- SUKHBIR v. AJIT SINGH
- ITC LTD v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & Ors.
- DHANYALAKSHMI RICE MILLS ETC v. THE COMMISSIONER OF CIVIL SUPPLIES AND Ai'\IOTHER
- Judgment · Supreme Court
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