Section 84 The Indian Contract Act, 1872
✅ Section 84 – The Indian Contract Act, 1872
📜 Bare Text of Section 84:
"When a contract is contingent upon the happening of a specified event within a fixed time, and such event does not happen or becomes impossible before the time fixed, the contract becomes void."
🧠 Explanation:
Section 84 deals with contingent contracts—contracts that depend on the happening of a future uncertain event—and what happens when:
The contract is dependent on a specific event.
That event must happen within a fixed time.
If the event:
Does not happen within that time, or
Becomes impossible before the time ends,
→ the contract becomes void.
🔁 Example:
A agrees to sell his house to B if B's cargo ship arrives within 30 days.
The ship sinks on day 10 — making the event impossible.
The contract becomes void immediately (before 30 days).
🔍 Key Concepts:
This section applies only when the contingency is tied to a time limit.
The moment the event becomes impossible (even before the deadline), the contract is discharged.
This is part of the broader provisions on Contingent Contracts (Sections 31–36).
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