Section 48
Application for performance on certain day to be at proper time and place
Chapter 5: Of the performance of contracts
When a promise is to be performed on a certain day, and the promisor has not undertaken to perform it without application by the promisee, it is the duty of the promisee to apply for performance at a proper place and within the usual hours of business.
Explanation.— The question “what is a proper time and place” 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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