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2.  Section 11 of the Indian contract Act 1872.
Every person is competent to contract who is the age of
majority according to the law to which he is subject and who is
of sound mind , and is not disqualified from contracting by any
law to which he is subject.

3. Thus ,the section declares the following persons are not competent to
contract
 Minorss
 Persons of unsound mind
 Persons disqualified by law to which they are subject.
Age of majority : The age of majority is generally eighteen years

4. • No Estoppel against minor
• Doctrine of Restitution : If an infant obtains property or goods by
misrepresntig his age he can be compelled to restore it but only so long
as the same is traceable in his possession.
This is known as equitable doctrine of possession.
• No liablityin contract or in Tort arisig out of Contract: If the tort is
directly connected with the contract and is the means of effecting it and
is a parcel of the same transaction the minor is not liable in tort.

5. • A minor is allowed to enforce a contract which is of some beneit to
him and under which he is required to bear no obligation .
• The person on whose behalf certain goods were insured was a minor
court allowed the minor to recover the money .
• contract of marriage : contract of marriage could be enforced against
the other contacting party at the instance of the minor it can b=not be
enfoced against the minor.