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Under the Indian Contract Act, 1872 the consent to an agreement is obtained by coercion or…

Section 19 of the Indian Contract Act generally permits the party whose consent was caused by coercion or misrepresentation to avoid the agreement. Its ordinary-diligence…

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Under the Indian Contract Act, 1872 the consent to an agreement is obtained by coercion or misrepresentation. Such an agreement is

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Section 19 of the Indian Contract Act generally permits the party whose consent was caused by coercion or misrepresentation to avoid the agreement. Its ordinary-diligence exception applies to misrepresentation or fraudulent silence; the vitiating factor must actually have caused consent. The party responsible for that factor gains no corresponding right to avoid.

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