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Answer the following as per the provisions of the Indian Contract Act, 1872: i) Unit 9 ii) State the rights of Indemnity-holder when sued.
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Source: 6)b)ii)2m,MDTP10, 6)b)ii)2m,MTP2,Jan2025, 6)b)ii)2m,Sept2024, ICAI Module2 Marks
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Rights of Indemnity-holder when sued (Section 125 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872): The promisee in a contract of indemnity, acting within the scope of his authority, is entitled to recover from the promisor/indemnifier—
(a) all damages which he may be compelled to pay in any suit
(b) all costs which he may have been compelled to pay in bringing/ defending the suit and
(c) all sums which he may have paid under the terms of any compromise of suit.
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