Indian Contract Act, 1872 · Chapter IX: Of Bailment · Suits by bailees or bailors against wrong-doers
Section 181: Apportionment of relief or compensation obtained by such suits
In plain words
Any relief or compensation obtained in such a suit is shared between the bailor and the bailee according to their respective interests.
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Official text
Whatever is obtained by way of relief or compensation in any such suit shall, as between the bailor and the bailee, be dealt with according to their respective interests.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
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