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A promises to obtain public employment for B, and B promises to pay A ₹1,000 in return. Under the…

Section 23, illustration (f), treats this agreement as void because the consideration is unlawful.

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A promises to obtain public employment for B, and B promises to pay A ₹1,000 in return. Under the Indian Contract Act, 1872, what is the status of this agreement?

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Section 23, illustration (f), treats this agreement as void because the consideration is unlawful.

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Option A

Section 23’s public employment illustration treats this consideration as unlawful.

Option B

An agreement with unlawful consideration is void and therefore unenforceable under section 2(g).

Option C

Section 23, illustration (f), treats this agreement as void because the consideration is unlawful.

Option D

The void-agreement outcome is among the given choices.

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