A agrees to hire out her daughter to B for concubinage. What is the effect of the agreement under the…
Section 23 treats an immoral object as unlawful and makes an agreement with that object void. Illustration (k) applies that rule to hiring out a daughter for concubinage.…
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A agrees to hire out her daughter to B for concubinage. What is the effect of the agreement under the Indian Contract Act, 1872?
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Section 23 treats an immoral object as unlawful and makes an agreement with that object void. Illustration (k) applies that rule to hiring out a daughter for concubinage. The daughter’s age does not change the result in the illustration.
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