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In special circumstances, obligations resembling those created by a contract are imposed by law although the parties have never entered into a contract. Such obligations imposed by law are re erred to as !Quasi contracts" or !#onstructive #ontracts" under the English law, and $certain relations resembling those created by contracts% under the Indian law. A &uasi'contract rests upon the e&uitable $doctrine o un(ust enrichment% which declares that a person shall not be allowed to enrich himsel un(ustly at the e)pense o another.
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According to Indian #ontract Act ./01, $2uasi contract is a transaction in which there is no contract between the parties, the law creates certain rights and obligations between them which are similar to those created by a contract.%
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Not made by the desire o the parties but are
created by law o the land. No agreement at all between the parties. ,he contracts came into being a ter a party has received a pro it or money. 5alid in case o a particular individual.
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BASIS SIMPLE CONTRACTS Essential IMPLIED CONTRACTS Not essential .. 8roposal and its acceptance 1. -bligations
According to Section </, $I a person incapable o entering into a contract, or any one whom he is legally bound to support, is supported by another person with necessaries suited to his condition in li e, the person who has urnished such supplies is entitled to be reimbursed rom the property o such incapable person.%
According to Section <=, $A person who is interested in the payment o money which another is bound by law to pay, or who there ore pays it, is entitled to be reimbursed by the other.% E)ample' #ase o 3a>ari ;al vs. Naurang ;al
As per Section 0?, $7hen a person law ully does anything or another person, or delivers anything to him, not intending to do so gratuitously, and such person en(oys the bene it thereo , the latter is bound to ma@e compensation to the ormer in respect o , or to restore, the thing so done or delivered.%
According to Section 0., $A person who inds goods belonging to another, and ta@es them into his custody, is sub(ect to te same responsibility as a bailee.%
or under coercion: According to Section 01, $A person to whom money has been paid or anything delivered by mista@e or under coercion, must repay or return it to the person who paid it by mista@e or under coercion.%