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‘A’ gives sheesham wood to ‘B’ a carpenter for making Almirah. The carpenter’s charges are settled at…

Section 170 gives a carpenter a particular lien over goods for the remuneration due for work on those goods. A has tendered the agreed Rs 6,000 for this almirah, so B cannot…

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‘A’ gives sheesham wood to ‘B’ a carpenter for making Almirah. The carpenter’s charges are settled at Rs. 6,000. After the Almirah is ready ‘A’ tenders Rs. 6,000 for the charges, but carpenter refuses to deliver the Almirah till ‘A’ pays an old due. In such cases:

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Section 170 gives a carpenter a particular lien over goods for the remuneration due for work on those goods. A has tendered the agreed Rs 6,000 for this almirah, so B cannot retain it merely to recover unrelated earlier debts. A carpenter has no general lien under section 171 in the absence of a contract providing one.

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