CONTRACT LAW SYNOPSIS

Dr. RAM MANOHAR LOHIYA NATIONAL

LAW UNIVERSITY

CONTRACT LAW SYNOPSIS

Synopsis
On

WAGERING AGREEMENT

Submitted to Submitted by

Dr. Priya Anuragini Abhilash Kumar Gaur

Asst. Prof. (Law) Roll No. 004
1ST Year (1ST Semester)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE..................................................................................................................................3

TENTATIVE CHAPTERIZATION..........................................................................................3

1. What is Wagering Agreement.........................................................................................3

2. Objective for doing this project......................................................................................3

3. Conclusion.......................................................................................................................3

BIBLIOGRAPHY......................................................................................................................4
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PREFACE
In simple words, a wagering agreement is an agreement under which money or money worth
is payable, by one person to another on the happening or non happening of some future
uncertain event may take many forms in real life but the common features of a bet would be
found in each form.

TENTATIVE CHAPTERIZATION

1. What is Wagering Agreement

The Black’s Law Dictionary meaning of the term wager means something risked, such as a
sum of money on an uncertain event in which the parties have no material interest other than
mutual chances of “gain or loss.” Thus when two parties agree on the condition that the first
party will pay a fixed sum of money to the second party on the happening of an uncertain
future event and the second party will pay the first party when the event does not happen, it is
called a wagering agreement.

2. The objective for doing this project

A lot of inconveniences are faced by the judiciary while dealing with what exactly constitutes
a wager and what comes within the ambit of wagers since the Indian Contract Act, 1872, does
not define what constitutes a wager. Section 30 only mentions that all wagering agreements
shall be void and enforceable, leaving its interpretation subject to a lot of ambiguity.
Therefore the definition of the term wager should be amended, and the scope of this section
be widened.

3. Conclusion
Although all illegal agreements are void and unenforceable by law, yet all void agreements
are not illegal or immoral or as opposed to public policy. Therefore through all wagering
agreements are void and unenforceable by law. Yet, in a wagering agreement, it is essential to
determine if such an agreement is also unlawful under Section 23 of the Indian Contract Act
to test its legality.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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 https://www.ourcommons.ca/MarleauMontpetit/DocumentViewer.aspx?
DocId=1001&Sec=Ch17&Seq=0&Language=E
 https://www.essay.uk.com/coursework/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-delegated-
legislation.php
 https://www.abyssinialaw.com/online-resources/study-on-line/item/309-the-nature-
and-definition-of-delegated-legislation