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Which of the following is correct regarding the Doctrine of Frustration of Contract?

Frustration under s.56 of the Indian Contract Act does not require literal impossibility, since a contract may be frustrated where a supervening event makes performance…

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Which of the following is correct regarding the Doctrine of Frustration of Contract?

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Frustration under s.56 of the Indian Contract Act does not require literal impossibility, since a contract may be frustrated where a supervening event makes performance radically different from what was undertaken; hence "It does not necessarily make the contract impossible of performance."

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