Question

Under Section 65 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, when a contract becomes impossible to perform due to an unexpected event, the contract is:

Q: Answer-Under Section 65 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, when a contract becomes impossible to perform due...

Section 65 provides that if, after a contract is made, a subsequent event happens that makes performance impossible, neither party is liable unless the event was within their control or they assumed the risk. This is the doctrine of frustration, which was clarified in Satyabrata Dey v. Govt. of West Bengal 1974 2 SCC 661 and Waddington v. Bristow. Performance must be impossible, not merely difficult or expensive. Citation Section 65, Indian Contract Act, 1872 Satyabrata Dey case