Section 46
Time for performance of promise, when no application is to be made and no time is specified
Chapter 5: Of the performance of contracts
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.
The Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Act No. 9 of 1872). From the updated text on India Code, with later amendments. Being checked against the official copy; amendment notes are not shown yet.
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- 48Application for performance on certain day to be at proper time and place
- 49Place for performance of promise, where no application to be made and no place fixed for performance