--- title: "Under which law a minor is incapable of entering into contract?" description: "Under which law a minor is incapable of entering into contract?" author: "Vritika Goel" published: 2018-01-11 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32857/under-which-law-a-minor-is-incapable-of-entering-into-contract category: "law & legal issues" tags: ["laws", "india law and legal issues"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Under which law a minor is incapable of entering into contract? Under which [law](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/44257/the-impact-of-social-media-on-lawsuits) a minor is incapable of entering into [contract](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/212/wcf-contracts)? ## Answers ### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL According to **Section 10 of the Indian Contract Act, of 1972, all [agreements](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51824/what-is-the-tashkand-agreement-in-indian-history) don’t come under the category of contracts**. Only those agreements are considered as contracts which are made between two or more parties who are competent to get along into the contract. However, the **term ‘competent’ is described under Section 11 of the Indian Contract Act.** ![Under which law a minor is incapable of entering into contract?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/6204e81c-4860-468e-a251-aa7ca47401a0/images/086e2dd7-1de3-4dc6-8852-47bc8b12dde9.jpeg)\ \ A **‘minor’ is one who doesn’t attain the age of 18 during the commencement of the contract** and is applicable for all types of contract, whereas, the contracts come under some conditions as well. While considering the Indian law, **a minor’s agreement is void one, which means thereby that the contract holds no value in the eye of the law**, and it is considered null and void by the [authorities](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42159/how-did-british-authorities-respond-to-efforts-by-colonial-legislatures-to-restrict-or-halt-the-importation-of-slave) as it cannot be enforced over either party involved in the contract. And **even after the involved contractors attains the age of majority, then also the same agreement could not be liable to him**. But there is slightly difference that minor’s contract is void/null, however, it is not considered illegal as there is no statutory provision over this. According to **Section 64 of the Indian Contract Act, when a person due to whom the contract is considered voidable,** then the other participating party need not perform it. This applies to contract and considered as voidable, but in case of minor the contract is void, and therefore, the other party cannot ask to refund the amount of money to the moneylender. Under the [government](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/218/omg-is-it-a-government-school) laws, **under a contract, a minor can be a promisee but not a promisor**. ![Under which law a minor is incapable of entering into contract?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/6204e81c-4860-468e-a251-aa7ca47401a0/images/e144e448-90b3-488b-bb39-1d5525fd164b.jpeg)\ \ A **contract can be entered into on the behalf of [parent /guardian](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/288/school-education-is-a-market-where-parents-are-customers) or the manager of the mino**r, the contract can be specifically enforced by or against the minor the clause provided that the contract should be within the scope of the authority of the parent /guardian or manager and the contract has to be for the benefit of the minor. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32857/under-which-law-a-minor-is-incapable-of-entering-into-contract Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.