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Under section 21 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, one party enters an otherwise valid contract because…

Section 21 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 provides that a mistake about law in force in India does not by itself make a contract voidable. The section treats a mistake…

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Under section 21 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, one party enters an otherwise valid contract because of a mistake about a law in force in India. What is the effect of that mistake alone?

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Section 21 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 provides that a mistake about law in force in India does not by itself make a contract voidable. The section treats a mistake about foreign law as a mistake of fact.

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Option A

Section 21 rules out avoidance solely because of a mistake of law in force in India.

Option B

An otherwise valid contract remains enforceable on the stated facts.

Option C

A mistake about Indian law does not by itself make the contract unenforceable.

Option D

A mistake about the law does not by itself make the object or consideration unlawful.

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