Section 165 Indian Contract Act 1872 (Bailment by several joint owners)
Section 165 Indian Contract Act 1872
Section 165 of the Indian Contract Act 1872 is about Bailment by several joint owners. It is under CHAPTER IX of the Act. CHAPTER IX is titled OF BAILMENT.
Bailment by several joint owners
If several joint owners of goods bail them, the bailee may deliver them back to, or according to the directions of, one joint owner without the consent of all in the absence of any agreement to the contrary.
See also:
Section 164 Indian Contract Act 1872 (Bailor’s responsibility to bailee)