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Sohan agrees to pay Anita, an adult, ₹5 lakh if she remains unmarried throughout her life. Under…

Section 26 makes an agreement restraining an adult’s marriage void. Sohan’s promise makes remaining unmarried for life the price of payment. Anita’s stated age places her…

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Sohan agrees to pay Anita, an adult, ₹5 lakh if she remains unmarried throughout her life. Under section 26 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, how is the agreement classified?

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Correct answer A

Section 26 makes an agreement restraining an adult’s marriage void. Sohan’s promise makes remaining unmarried for life the price of payment. Anita’s stated age places her outside section 26’s exception for minors.

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Option A

A lifelong financial condition that requires an adult to remain unmarried restrains marriage.

Option B

Section 26 declares the agreement void. It gives Anita no election to affirm it.

Option C

A person may formally remain free to marry while the condition still restrains marriage. Section 26 applies to the agreement.

Option D

A condition linked to a future event remains subject to section 26’s rule on restraints of marriage.

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