Indian Contract Act 1872 - Competent To Contract

Competent To Contract

Section 11 of The Indian Contract Act specifies that every person is competent to contract provided:

1. He should not be a minor i.e. an individual who has not attained the age of majority i.e. 18 years.

2. He should be of sound mind while making a contract. A person with unsound mind cannot make a contract.

3. He is not a person who has been personally disqualified by law.

4. not pardanashin women.

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