ICA · IV — OF THE PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACTS

Section 46. Time for performance of promise, when no application is to be made and no time is specified

In force · As amended up to 2026-08

46. Time for performance of promise, when no application is to be made and no time is specified .—Where, by the contract, a promisor is to perform his promise without application by the promisee, and no time for performance is specified, the engagement must be performed within a reasonable time. Explanation .—The question "what is a reasonable time" is, in each particular case, a question of fact. 47.Time and place for performance of promise, where time is specified and no application to be made .—When a promise is to be performed on a certain day, and the promisor has undertaken to perform it without application by the promisee, the promisor may perform it at any time during the usual hours of business on such day and at the place at which the promise ought to be performed. Illustration A promises to deliver goods at B's warehouse on the first January. On that day A brings the goods to B's warehouse, but after the usual hour for closing it, and they are not received. A has not performed his promise.

Source: India Code