Question

surinder,a bachelor gave money to sasmita,a married woman to obtain a divorce from his husband .he agreed to marry her as soon as she obtained a divorce.sasmita later refused to divorce her husband .can surinder recover his money?
true and false
give reason
explain it..?​

Answer 1

Answer:

he can't recover money

a contract for marriage brokerage is expressly declerd to be void

sec.26

Answer 2

Answer:

The agreement is Void, as the object of the agreement was unlawfull (section 23 of indian contract act), therefore surinder cannot recover his money

Explanation:

where surinder had advanced money to sasmita, a married women to enable her to obtain a divorce from her husband and susmita had agreed to marry him as soon she could obtain divorce, it was held that surinder was not entitled to recover the amount, since the agreement had for its object the divorce of susmita from her husband and the promise of marriage given under these circumstances was against good morals.