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A supplier furnishes a minor with necessaries suited to the minor’s condition in life. Under section 68…

Section 68 entitles the supplier to reimbursement from the minor’s property for suitable necessaries.

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A supplier furnishes a minor with necessaries suited to the minor’s condition in life. Under section 68 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, what is the supplier’s remedy?

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Section 68 entitles the supplier to reimbursement from the minor’s property for suitable necessaries.

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Option A

Section 68 creates a property-based right to reimbursement and imposes no personal liability on the minor.

Option B

Section 68 entitles the supplier to reimbursement from the minor’s property for suitable necessaries.

Option C

The statute allows reimbursement from property without making the minor personally liable.

Option D

Section 68 does not automatically impose personal liability on a guardian.

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