Principle A person who is usually mad but occasionally not mad may make a contract when he is not ma...........

Indian Contract Act (ICA)1872 Capacity of Contract

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Principle: A person, who is usually mad, but occasionally not mad, may make a contract when he is not mad.

Facts: ?A‘ generally remains in the state of madness and rarely becomes capable of understanding anything.

A can make a contract.

A can never make a contract.

A can make a contract at any time whenever he pleases.

A can make a contract only for his own benefit.

Explanation:

If a person who is of unsound mind, but at the time of making the contract he is capable of understanding it and forming a rational judgment upon his interests. So a person who is of unsound mind may enter into a contract when he is of sound mind, but he may not enter into a contract when he is of unsound mind. A can make a contract.