Indian Contract Act,1872

Act No : 9

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Section : Agreements void for uncertainty

29.Agreements void for uncertainty.-Agreements, the meaning ofwhich is not certain, or capable of being made certain, are void. Illustrations (a) A agrees to sell to B " a hundred tons of oil ". There isnothing whatever to show what kind of oil was intended. The agreementis void for uncertainty. (b) A agrees to sell to B one hundred tons of oil of aspecified' description, known as an article of commerce. There is nouncertainty here to make the agreement void. (c) A, who is a dealer in cocoanut-oil only, agrees to sell to B"one hundred. tons of oil". The nature of A's trade affords anindication of the meaning of the words, and A has entered into acontract for the sale of one hundred tons of cocoanut-oil. (d) A agrees to sell to B " all the grain in my granary atRamnagar ". There is no uncertainty here to make the agreement void. (e) A agrees to sell B " one thousand maunds of rice at a priceto be fixed by C ". As the price is capable of being made certain,there is no uncertainty here to make the agreement void. (f) A agrees to sell to B " my white horse for rupees fivehundred or rupees one thousand". 'There I is nothing to show which ofthe two prices was to be given. The agreement is void,

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