Indian Contract Act Section 33 — Enforcement of contracts contingent on an event not happening

CHAPTER III OF CONTINGENT CONTRACTS

Commercial / Corporate

Summary

A contract that depends on an uncertain future event not happening can only be enforced once that event becomes impossible to happen. It cannot be enforced before that point.

Official Text

Contingent contracts to do or not to do anything if an uncertain future event does not happen can be enforced when the happening of that event becomes impossible, and not before. Illustration