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The 'doctrine of frustration' does not apply in which of the following ?

As held by the Supreme Court in Satyabrata Ghose v. Mugneeram Bangur (AIR 1954 SC 44) and Alopi Parshad & Sons v. Union of India (AIR 1960 SC 588), the doctrine of…

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The 'doctrine of frustration' does not apply in which of the following ?

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As held by the Supreme Court in Satyabrata Ghose v. Mugneeram Bangur (AIR 1954 SC 44) and Alopi Parshad & Sons v. Union of India (AIR 1960 SC 588), the doctrine of frustration under Section 56 of the Indian Contract Act does NOT apply to mere 'commercial hardship' or rise in prices.

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