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The Indian Contract Act 1872: Performance of Contract
Learning Objectives
In this chapter, the students will come to know
Performance of a contract and its type.
What is a valid tender and its effect on a contract?
Contracts which need not to perform.
Who can perform the promise under contract?
Rules regarding performance of a joint promise.
Rules regarding appropriation of a payment.
Performance of a contract is one of the methods of discharge of a contract. The performance may be of two types: (a) actual performance and (b) attempted performance.
An actual performance of a contract means performing all the promises and fulfilling all the liabilities by all the parties. The actual performance discharges the contract and also discharges ...
