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A promises to obtain a public service job for B in exchange for ₹1,000 from B. Under the Indian…

Section 23 illustration (f) addresses this exchange directly. The consideration for the promise to obtain a public service job is unlawful, so the agreement is void. The…

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A promises to obtain a public service job for B in exchange for ₹1,000 from B. Under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, how is this agreement classified?

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Section 23 illustration (f) addresses this exchange directly. The consideration for the promise to obtain a public service job is unlawful, so the agreement is void.

The parties cannot make this agreement enforceable merely by confirming it later.

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Option A

Section 23 illustration (f) treats this exchange as unlawful consideration.

Option B

Later confirmation does not make this unlawful consideration lawful.

Option C

Section 23 makes an agreement with unlawful consideration void.

Option D

The agreement is void by statute and does not depend on B’s election to avoid it.

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