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Under section 58 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, what part of an otherwise valid alternative promise…

Section 58 allows enforcement of the legal branch of an alternative promise when the other branch is illegal. The illegal branch cannot be enforced.

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Under section 58 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, what part of an otherwise valid alternative promise can be enforced if one branch is legal and the other is illegal?

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Section 58 allows enforcement of the legal branch of an alternative promise when the other branch is illegal. The illegal branch cannot be enforced.

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Option A

The illegal branch is unenforceable, so both branches cannot be enforced.

Option B

Section 58 expressly preserves enforcement of the legal branch.

Option C

The statute preserves the legal branch alone.

Option D

Section 58 does not permit enforcement of the illegal branch.

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