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A promises to procure a job in the public service for B in exchange for ₹1,000 from B. How does the…

Section 23, illustration (f), of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 treats a promise to procure employment in the public service for payment as a void agreement because its…

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A promises to procure a job in the public service for B in exchange for ₹1,000 from B. How does the Indian Contract Act, 1872 classify their agreement?

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Section 23, illustration (f), of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 treats a promise to procure employment in the public service for payment as a void agreement because its consideration is unlawful.

Neither an exchange of promises nor later performance cures that defect.

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Option A

An exchange of promises does not validate unlawful consideration.

Option B

The agreement is void under section 23, so B has no statutory option to enforce it.

Option C

Illustration (f) to section 23 treats this agreement as void because its consideration is unlawful.

Option D

Obtaining the job does not make the stated bargain enforceable.

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