Under Section 11, persons incompetent to contract include
AMinors, persons of unsound mind, and persons disqualified from contracting by any law to which they are subject
BOnly persons disqualified by statute
COnly minors
DOnly persons of unsound mind
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Minors, persons of unsound mind, and persons disqualified from contracting by any law to which they are subject
Section 11 enumerates three categories. The leading authority Mohori Bibee v Dharmodas Ghose (1903) held a minor's contract void ab initio, not voidable.
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