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Under Section 69, a person who pays money that another is bound by law to pay, and in whose payment he is interested, may:
ANot recover anything
BBe reimbursed by the other person
CRecover only half
DRecover only with court permission
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Be reimbursed by the other person
Section 69 lets an interested person who pays what another is legally bound to pay recover it, e.g. a lessee paying the landlord's arrears of revenue to save his own lease.
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