Performance of Contracts 🛠️

Definition: Fulfilling the respective legal obligations created under the contract.

Who can perform?

1. Promisor himself: If personal skill is involved (e.g., Painting, Singing).
2. Agent: If no personal skill involved.
3. Legal Representative: In case of death (unless personal skill involved).

Tender (Attempted Performance) ✋

If the Promisor offers to perform, but the Promisee refuses to accept, it is called Tender. The Promisor is then discharged from liability.

Rules regarding Time and Place 🕰️

1. No time specified: Reasonable time.
2. Day specified: During usual business hours.
3. Place: At the usual place of business or as agreed.
4. Rule: It is the duty of the Debtor to find the Creditor and pay.

Appropriation of Payments 💸

If a debtor owes multiple debts and makes a payment:

1. Express Intimation: Debtor says "This is for Debt A".
2. Implied: Circumstances show it.
3. Clayton's Rule (FIFO): If nothing said, apply to the oldest debt first (even time-barred ones).

Quiz Time! 🎯

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💡 Final Wisdom: "If you hire Arijit Singh to sing, he cannot send his assistant. But if you hire a builder, he can send his workers." 🎤🧱

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