Act Number: 9

Act Name: The Indian Contract Act, 1872

Year: 1872

Enactment Date: 1872-04-25

Long Title:

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 46: Time for performance of promise, when no application is to be made and no time is specified.
    Where, by the contract, a promisor is to perform his promise without application by the promisee, and no time for performance is specified, the engagement must be performed within a reasonable time.
    Explanation.—The question "what is a reasonable time" is, in each particular case, a question of fact.
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