Contract act 29 ,30

  Section 29 . agreement void for uncertainty ----

Agreements the meaning of which is not certain or capable of being made certain are void .

Landmark judgement 

1.Goothing versus lin

A horse had been purchased on this condition that horse was lucky .this agreement was void due to uncertainty.


2.chandra shekher versus Gopinath 

An agreement had been made between tenant and owner that tenant will  make a drawing  room in his house and the cost will be deducted from rent .it was decided that agreement is not void . although cost of construction was not mentioned in the contract .but both parties are agreed that cost of construction will be deducted from rent .




Illustrations 

A.A agrees to sell to B a hundred tons of oil there is nothing whatever to show what kind of oil was intended.the agreement is void for uncertainty.

B.,A agrees to sell to B one hundred tons of oil of a specified descriptions knowns as an article of commerce .there is no uncertainty here to make the agreement void .


C.A who is dealer in coconut oil only agrees to sell to B one hundred tons of oil .the nature of A 's trades affords an indication of the meaning of the words and A has entered into  contract for the sale of one hundred tons of coconut oil .


D.A agrees to sell to B all the grain in my granary at Ramnagar.the is no uncertainty here to make the agreement void .


E.A agrees to sell B one thousand maunds of Rice at a price to be fixed by C.as the price is capable of being made certain,there is no uncertainty here to make the agreement is void .

F.A agrees to sell to B my white horse ๐ŸŽ for rupees five hundred or rupees one thousand.there is nothing to show which of the two prices was to be given the agreement is void .



Section 30 . agreement by way of wager ,void ----

Agreement by way of wager are void and not suit shall be brought for receiving any thing alleged to be won on any wager or entrusted to any person to abide the result of any game or other uncertain event on which any wager is made .

Exception in favour of certain prizes for horse racing ----this section shall not be deemed to render unlawful a subscription or contribution or agreement to subscribe or contribute made or entered into for or towards any plate ,prize or sum of money ,of the value or amount of five hundred rupees or upward to be awarded to the winner or winners of any horse race .

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