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Indian Contract Act,1872

Act No : 9


Section : Claim for necessaries supplied to person incapable ofcontracting, or on his account

68.Claim for necessaries supplied to person incapable ofcontracting, or on his account. If a person, incapable of enteringinto a contract, or any one whom he is legally bound to support, issupplied by another, person--------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 See s. 75, infra. 2 See ss. 3 and 5, supra.---------------------------------------------------------------------44with necessaries suited to his condition in life, the person who hasfurnished such supplies is entitled to be reimbursed from the propertyof such incapable person.1* Illustrations (a) A supplies B, a lunatic, with necessaries suitable to hiscondition in life. A is entitled to be reimbursed from B's property. (b) A supplies the wife and children of B, a lunatic, withnecessaries suitable to their condition in life. A is entitled to bereimbursed from B's property.


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