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Under section 22 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, which legal consequence follows merely from one…

Section 22 says a contract is not voidable merely because one party was under a mistake as to fact. The qualifier merely matters: the section does not decide every…

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Under section 22 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, which legal consequence follows merely from one party being under a mistake as to a matter of fact?

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Section 22 says a contract is not voidable merely because one party was under a mistake as to fact. The qualifier merely matters: the section does not decide every additional ground affecting a contract. The provision directly addresses voidability rather than making the contract void or unlawful.

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Option A

The mere unilateral factual mistake does not itself make the contract void.

Option B

Section 22 says not voidable merely because one party was under a factual mistake.

Option C

Section 22 does not make every such contract voidable at the mistaken party’s option.

Option D

A unilateral mistake does not itself make the contract unlawful.

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