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A entered into an agreement with B to deliver 5,000 bags to be manufactured in his factory, without any…

Under Section 56 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, a strike by workmen or commercial difficulty does not amount to supervening impossibility (frustration) discharging the…

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A entered into an agreement with B to deliver 5,000 bags to be manufactured in his factory, without any strike-exception clause. The bags could not be manufactured because of a strike by the workers, and A failed to supply the bags to B. Is A liable?

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Under Section 56 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, a strike by workmen or commercial difficulty does not amount to supervening impossibility (frustration) discharging the promisor from performing the contract. In the absence of an express force-majeure or strike-exception clause, A remains liable to B for non-performance of the contract.

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