QUASI CONTRACTS

The quasi contractual obligations are contained

in Sections 68 to 72 of the Contract Act, 1872.
BASIS OF QUASI CONTRACTS
The quasi contracts are based on the maxim of
‘nemo debet locuplatari ex liena justua’, i.e., no
man must grow rich out of another person’s
costs.
FEATURES OF QUASI-CONTRACTS
a) It is imposed by law and does not arise from any
agreement.
b) The duty of a party and not the promise of any party is
the basis of such contract.
c) The right under it is always a right to money
d) The right under it is available against specific person(s)
and not against the world.
e) A suit for its breach may be filed in the same way as in
case of a complete contract.
 KINDS OF QUASI CONTRACTS
1. Supply of necessaries to persons incompetent
to contract [Section 68]
2. Payment by an interested person [Section 69]
3. Liability to pay non-gratuitous acts [Section 70]
4. Responsibility of a finder of goods [Section 71]
5. Payment by mistake or under coercion [section
72]