Void Contracts
• In fact, these are not contracts at all
• They have no legal effect
• As we will see in later classes, there are a number of things which can make a contract void
– e.g. mistake, illegality
• The important thing to remember is that you cannot enforce a void contract
Void Agreements:
• Agreements in restraint of marriage [Sec. 26]
• Agreements in restraint of trade [Sec. 27]
• Agreements in restraint of legal proceedings [Sec. 28]
• Agreements the meaning of which is uncertain [Sec. 29]
• Agreements by way of wager [Sec. 30]
• Agreements contingent on impossible events [Sec. 36]
• Agreements to do impossible acts [Sec. 56]
Void Contracts - Example
Ram gives his students so much homework that they decide to kill him
Contract of selling illegal goods is void
• In fact, these are not contracts at all
• They have no legal effect
• As we will see in later classes, there are a number of things which can make a contract void
– e.g. mistake, illegality
• The important thing to remember is that you cannot enforce a void contract
Void Agreements:
• Agreements in restraint of marriage [Sec. 26]
• Agreements in restraint of trade [Sec. 27]
• Agreements in restraint of legal proceedings [Sec. 28]
• Agreements the meaning of which is uncertain [Sec. 29]
• Agreements by way of wager [Sec. 30]
• Agreements contingent on impossible events [Sec. 36]
• Agreements to do impossible acts [Sec. 56]
Void Contracts - Example
Ram gives his students so much homework that they decide to kill him
Contract of selling illegal goods is void