Which of the following agreements is/are an agreement expressly declared void by the Indian Contract Act?
A
Uncertain agreement
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B
Agreement in restraint of marriage
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C
Wagering agreement
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D
All the above
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Solution
The correct option is D All the above
As per section 29 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, agreements, the meaning of which is not certain, or capable of being made certain, or any uncertain event are void.
As per section 26 of the act, every agreement in restraint of the marriage of any person, other than a minor, is void.
Under Section 30 of the Act, agreements by way of wager are void and no suit shall be brought for recovering anything alleged to be won on any wager, or entrusted to a person to abide the result of any game or other uncertain event on which any wager is made.
Hence all the above mentioned agreements are void in nature.