MINORS IN CONTRACT: AN ANALYSIS OF RULESRELATING TO MINORS IN INDIAN CONTRACT ACT, 1872
Keywords:
Constitution of India, Minor, Judiciary, the Indian Contract Act, 1872.Abstract
The Indian Constitution provides many rights to its citizens, as well as has pointed different duties to be performed by the citizens. A MINOR is a person who has not attained the age of majority according to the law to which he/she is subject. This age has been fixed differently by different legal systems at different times, and different ages may be fixed for different purposes by the same legal system at the same time.
The Indian Constitution tries to resolve two conflicting positions of a minor due to his immaturity arising out of his age has to be protected against enforcing unconscionable contracts which he may be led to enter, but a minor like an adult has to have his existence in the world and, therefore, some protection has to be extended even to minor's agreements.
Through this paper researcher will try to find out all the constitutional provision regarding the rulesof Minors in the Indian Contract Act, 1872.
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