Time and place for performance of promise
Section 47 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 deals with time and place for performance of promise. When a promise is to be performed on a certain day, and the promisor has undertaken to perform it without application by the promisee, the promisor may perform it at any time during the usual hours of business on such day and at the place at which the promise ought to be performed. The Act came into force on 01 Sep 1872.
When a promise is to be performed on a certain day, and the promisor has undertaken to perform it without application by the promisee, the promisor may perform it at any time during the usual hours of business on such day and at the place at which the promise ought to be performed.
Illustration
A promises to deliver goods at B's warehouse on the first January. On that day A brings the goods to B's warehouse, but after the usual hour for closing it, and they are not received. A has not performed his promise.
Section 47, The Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Act 9 of 1872).
Judgments citing this section
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… For the sole reason that the 2 nd defendant is having a branch office at Willingdon Island will not give a proper cause of action or jurisdiction to try the suit at Cochin. Even the 2nd defendant's regd office is at Ernakulam." 14.7 Section 47 of the Indian Contract Act 1972 which deals with the time and place of performance of promise etc reads as follows: > " 47. Time and place for performance of promise, where time is specified and no application to be made .—When a promise is to be performed on a certain day, and the promisor has undertaken to …
Questions about Section 47
What does Section 47 of the Indian Contract Act deal with?
Section 47 of the Indian Contract Act is headed "Time and place for performance of promise". When a promise is to be performed on a certain day, and the promisor has undertaken to perform it without application by the promisee, the promisor may perform it at any time during the usual hours of business on such day and at the place at which the promise ought to be performed.
How do I find court cases under Section 47 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 47, section 47 Contract Act, section 47 of the Indian Contract Act. People searching for it also type indian contract act section 47. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 47 of the Indian Contract Act come into force?
Section 47 of the Indian Contract Act, cited as Contract Act 47, 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.
Other sections of this Act
- 73. Compensation for loss or damage caused by breach of contract1822 words
- 23. What considerations and objects are lawful, and what not596 words
- 74. Compensation for breach of contract where penalty stipulated for577 words
- 28. Agreements in restraint of legal proceeding void512 words
- 25. Agreement without consideration, void, unless it is in writing and registered, or is a promise to compensate for something done, or is a promise to pay a debt barred by limitation law423 words
- 16. "Undue influence" defined397 words
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