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Under Section 23, the consideration or object of an agreement is unlawful when it is:
AMade between strangers
BForbidden by law, fraudulent, injurious, immoral or opposed to public policy
CNot reduced to writing
DMerely inadequate in value
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Forbidden by law, fraudulent, injurious, immoral or opposed to public policy
Section 23 lists the heads of unlawfulness: forbidden by law, defeating the provisions of law, fraudulent, involving injury, immoral, or opposed to public policy.
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