Indian Contract Act, 1872
Indian Contract Act, 1872
V · Section 68

Claim for necessaries supplied to person incapable of contracting, or on his account.

Synced on 13 Aug 2026Text as per India Code

If a

person, incapable of entering into a contract, or any one whom he is legally bound to support, is supplied

by another person with necessaries suited to his condition in life, the person who has furnished such

supplies is entitled to be reimbursed from the property of such incapable person.

Illustrations

(a) A supplies B, a lunatic, with necessaries suitable to his condition in life. A is entitled to be reimbursed from B’s

property.

(b) A supplies the wife and children of B, a lunatic, with necessaries suitable to their condition in life. A is entitled to be

reimbursed from B’s property.

Judgments on Section 68