Indian Contract Act, 1872

Section - 28 - Agreements in restraint of legal proceedings, void

Agreements in restraint of legal proceedings, void.

28.[Every agreement,-

(a)-by which any party thereto is restricted absolutely from enforcing his rights under or in respect of any contract, by the usual legal proceedings in the ordinary tribunals, or which limits the time within which he may thus enforce his rights; or
(b)-which extinguishes the rights of any party thereto, or discharges any party thereto from any liability, under or in respect of any contract on the expiry of a specified period so as to restrict any party from enforcing his rights,
is void to that extent.]

[Exception 1.-Saving of contract to refer to arbitration or mediation dispute that may arise.-This section shall not render illegal a contract, by which two or more persons agree that any dispute which may arise between them in respect of any subject or class of subjects shall be referred to resolution through arbitration or mediation.

Exception 2.-Saving of contract to refer questions that have already arisen.- Nor shall this section render illegal any contract in writing, by which two or more persons agree to refer to arbitration or mediation any question between them which has already arisen, or affect any provision of any law in force for the time being as t .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store
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