The contract may also be considered void if an unlawful object or consideration is included in the agreement. This may include the promise of sexual intercourse, an illegal substance, or anything else that causes one or both parties to break the law. 1. Determine which elements of the contract can invalidate it. The main difference between the two is that a void contract cannot be performed under the law, while a voidable contract can still be performed, although the party not related to the contract may choose to cancel it before the other party performs it. To take extra precautions, you need to understand the necessary elements of a contract, what makes a contract invalid or voidable, how to terminate an agreement with the other party, and how to avoid unnecessary contracts by implementing a robust review process. A “void” contract cannot be performed by either party. The law treats a void contract as if it had never been formed. For example, a contract is considered void if it requires a party to perform an impossible or illegal act. The India Contracts Act is governed by the Indian Contracts Act of 1872. However, the Contracts Act does not purport to codify all contract law, the Act also expressly maintains any custom or custom of commerce or incident of a contract that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Act. Contract law is limited to the performance of voluntarily justified civil law obligations. Contract law is not able to take over all agreements, many agreements remain outside the mandate because they do not meet the requirement of a contract.
A contract is an agreement; An agreement is a promise and a promise is an accepted proposal. Thus, any agreement is the result of a proposal by one party and its acceptance by the other. An agreement is considered a contract if it is legally enforceable. § 10 of the law deals with the conditions of applicability, according to this section, an agreement is a contract if it is concluded in exchange for a certain consideration, between the parties responsible for the contracts, with free consent and for a legitimate purpose. 2. Types of contracts according to their validity:- (i) Valid contract: An agreement that contains all the essential elements of a contract is called a valid contract. A valid contract can be enforced by law. (ii).
Void Agreement [Article 2(j)]: An agreement that is not enforceable by law is deemed null and void. A void contract is a contract that is no longer legally enforceable. A contract, if originally concluded, can be valid and binding on the parties. He may become disabled later. (iii). Annullable Agreement [Article 2(i)]: “An agreement that is enforceable at the choice of one or more parties, but not at the choice of others, is a voidable contract.” However, the contract remains valid and enforceable unless it is rejected by the injured party. (iv). Illegal Contract: A contract is illegal if prohibited by law; or is of such a nature that, if authorized, the provisions of any law would be nullified or fraudulent; or involves or implies a violation of one person or the property of another, or the court considers it immoral or contrary to public order.
These agreements are punishable. They are dummies-ab-initio. All illegal agreements are null and void agreements, but not all null and void agreements are illegal. (v). Unenforceable contract: If a contract is essentially good but cannot be enforced by law due to a technical defect, this is referred to as an unenforceable contract. These contracts are neither void nor voidable.3. Null agreement: – Null contract means that a contract does not exist at all. The law cannot enforce a legal obligation against any of the parties, especially the disappointed party, as it is not entitled to any protective law with respect to contracts. An agreement to perform an illegal act is an example of an invalid contract or agreement.
For example, a contract between drug traffickers and buyers is an invalid contract simply because the terms of the contract are illegal. In such a case, neither party may apply to the court for performance of the contract. Under section 2(g) of the Indian Contracts Act, 1872, “an agreement that is not enforceable shall be deemed void” and, pursuant to section 2(j) of the Act, “A contract that is no longer enforceable becomes void if it is no longer enforceable.” Thus, null contracts of two types can be:-(i) Null ab initio:- null-ab-initio, that is to say inapplicable from the beginning (ii) Null because of the impossibility of its performance:- A contract can also be void because of the impossibility of its execution. For example: If a contract is concluded between two A&B parties, but during the performance of the contract, the object of the contract is impossible to achieve (due to actions of someone or something other than the contracting parties), the contract cannot be performed in court and is therefore void. (iii) Agreements void under the provisions of the Indian Contracts Act, 1872:-§ Any agreement involving a bilateral error is void. (§ 20): If both parties to an agreement have made an error with regard to the fact essential to the agreement, the agreement is e.B void. A agrees to buy a horse specific to B. It turns out that the horse was dead at the time of the agreement, although neither party is aware of this. The agreement is null and void. However, a contract cannot be challenged solely because it was caused by one of the parties, because it made a factual error.
(§ 22)§ Agreements that have an illegal consideration and an object are null and void. (Articles 23 and 24): – The consideration or the object of an agreement is illegal if it is prohibited by law or of such a nature that, if authorized, it would annul the provisions of any law or is fraudulent or involves a violation of the person or property of others, or the court considers it immoral or contrary to public order. If any part of a single consideration for one or more objects or part or part of a consideration on several for a single object is illegal, the agreement is null and void. But if the legal part of an agreement is separable from the illegal part, the former would be enforced. § Agreements concluded without consideration are null and void. (§ 25): – An agreement without consideration is void unless: – (i) it is concluded on the basis of natural love and affection and is expressed in writing and registered under currently applicable law. (ii) It is a promise to compensate a person who has already voluntarily done something for the promise. (iii) It is a promise to settle a prescribed debt.§ The agreement on the limitation of the marriage of an important person is void (Article 26): Any agreement to suspend the marriage of a person who is not a minor is void. . . .