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Contracts — privityBeta · pending expert review

M.C. Chacko v. State Bank of Travancore

Supreme Court of India · 1969

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Issue
Educational issue addressed in Contracts — privity.
Principle
Restates the doctrine of privity of contract: a person who is not a party to a contract generally cannot sue to enforce its terms, subject to recognised exceptions.

Derived from Lekha's curated record for M.C. Chacko v. State Bank of Travancore (Supreme Court of India, 1969). No reporter citation is asserted here — read the judgment at the official source and confirm with a qualified advocate. Beta, pending named-expert review.

Acts it touches

Indian Contract Act, 1872Official statute

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Referenced in 4 judgments in the open corpus · most recent 2024

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