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In which of the following situations will the provisions of Section 56 of the Contract Act not apply?

Section 56 addresses initial impossibility and a supervening event that makes performance impossible or unlawful. Mere inconvenience, expense or commercial difficulty does…

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In which of the following situations will the provisions of Section 56 of the Contract Act not apply?

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Section 56 addresses initial impossibility and a supervening event that makes performance impossible or unlawful. Mere inconvenience, expense or commercial difficulty does not by itself frustrate a contract. Destruction or legal change also must actually affect performance in the statutory sense, rather than automatically voiding every contract.

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