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In the case of Balfour vs Balfour, a husband promised to pay his wife ₹5,000 monthly. The court held the agreement:
AWas outside the realm of contract
BWas a valid enforceable contract
CWas a partially-enforceable agreement
DRequired arbitration only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Was outside the realm of contract
1. Per OCR: "A husband promised to pay his wife a household allowance...The wife sued for allowance. Held, such agreements were outside the realm of Contract altogether."
2. Social/domestic agreements lack intention to create legal relationship.
3. Hence no contract.
_Source: ICMAI BoS CMA Foundation Paper 1 (FBLC) — Paper1_07042026.pdf, Module 2 §2.1 (page 51)_