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A promises to pay B a sum of money if B marries C. C dies before marrying B. What happens to the…

Section 32 and its illustration (c) cover this example. C’s death makes the marriage impossible, so the contract becomes void.

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A promises to pay B a sum of money if B marries C. C dies before marrying B. What happens to the contingent contract under section 32 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872?

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Section 32 and its illustration (c) cover this example. C’s death makes the marriage impossible, so the contract becomes void.

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Option A

The marriage becomes impossible, so section 32 makes the contract void.

Option B

Section 32 makes the contract void, leaving no option to affirm it.

Option C

The promise was conditional on the marriage. Its impossibility prevents enforcement.

Option D

Section 32 classifies the consequence as voidness due to impossibility.

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