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The doctrine of ‘Privity of Contract’ provides for which of the following:

Privity generally confines contractual enforcement to the parties to the contract. A stranger cannot ordinarily sue merely because performance would benefit them. Indian law…

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The doctrine of ‘Privity of Contract’ provides for which of the following:

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Privity generally confines contractual enforcement to the parties to the contract. A stranger cannot ordinarily sue merely because performance would benefit them. Indian law recognises specific exceptions, including certain trust and family-arrangement cases, so the general rule should not be read as eliminating every third-party remedy.

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