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Force majeure

Excuses performance when extraordinary events outside either party's control intervene.

In plain English

Covers 'acts of God' and other events nobody could control (floods, lockdowns, war). It pauses obligations rather than punishing a side that genuinely couldn't perform.

Relevant law

  • Indian Contract Act, 1872

Where this commonly appears

Business & Commercial
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