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Section 68 gives the supplier a right to reimbursement from the property of the person incapable of contracting. The necessaries must be suited to that person’s condition in…

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A supplier provides necessaries suited to the condition in life of a person who was incapable of contracting at the time of supply. What can the supplier claim under section 68 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872?

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Section 68 gives the supplier a right to reimbursement from the property of the person incapable of contracting. The necessaries must be suited to that person’s condition in life.

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Option A

Later recovery of capacity does not create a personal debt under section 68.

Option B

Section 68 does not make a relative liable by reason of kinship.

Option C

Section 68 does not charge a guardian’s own assets merely because of guardianship.

Option D

Section 68 and its first illustration identify the recipient’s property as the source of reimbursement.

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