"Consent" defined
Section 13 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 deals with "Consent" defined. Two or more persons are said to consent when they agree upon the same thing in the same sense. The Act came into force on 01 Sep 1872.
Two or more persons are said to consent when they agree upon the same thing in the same sense.
Section 13, The Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Act 9 of 1872).
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Tarsem Singh v. Sukhminder Singh
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Judgment of Main Case order-1.pdf 1998-02-02 DATE VERIFIED. Saghir Ahmad/Jagannadha Rao. Already in combined on contract-act 20 and 65. Isolates s.13: consent is when the parties agree upon the same thing in the same sense; mutual consent as defined in ss.13 and 14 is sine qua non; parties not ad-idem on bigha vs kanal, so there is no consent and the agreement is void under s.20. Map contract-act 13 only. Do not pad 14 (Manubhai) or remap 20/65.
On this section: Consent under s.13 is when the parties agree upon the same thing in the same sense; not being ad-idem on bigha vs kanal means there is no consent (Tarsem Singh).
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Questions about Section 13
What have the courts held on Section 13 of the Indian Contract Act?
Tarsem Singh v. Sukhminder Singh (02 Feb 1998) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Consent under s.13 is when the parties agree upon the same thing in the same sense; not being ad-idem on bigha vs kanal means there is no consent (Tarsem Singh).
How do I find court cases under Section 13 of the Indian Contract Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Contract Act 13, section 13 Contract Act, section 13 of the Indian Contract Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Tarsem Singh v. Sukhminder Singh (02 Feb 1998).
When did Section 13 of the Indian Contract Act come into force?
Section 13 of the Indian Contract Act, cited as Contract Act 13, came into force on 01 Sep 1872, having been enacted on 25 Apr 1872. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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