Section 46 - Time for performance of promise, where no application is to be made and no time is specified - Indian Contract Act, 1872

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