The Contract Act, 1872.(BJS Exam Preparation Series)( Problem Solving)
Legal Principle : A minor is not competent to enter into a contract and the law will assume that the contract never happened and everything will be restored to its original position. Facts of the Problem : A minor girl fraudulently misrepresenting her age entered into a contract with other for the purchase of an expensive car. After the car had been delivered, she refused to pay price for it and argued the non-existence of a legally binding contract. Give legal decision. Legal Decision : The contract is void ‘ab-initio ’ and the court can direct the minor to restore the car to the other party. Because “ A minor is not competent to enter into a contract and the law will assume that the contract never happened and everything will be restored to its original position ”. Author's blogspot address link: https://judicialmagistratenazmulhasan.blogspot.com/ ...