Explain the nature and extent of surety liability. State the circumstances in which surety is discharged from his liability. Therefore, where the liability of the principal is held to be not enforcement on the ground of the contract being illegal, there is no question of surety being made liable. If the principal debtor happens to be minor and the agreement made by him is void, the surety too cannot be made liable in respect of the same because the liability of the surety is coextensive with that of the principal debtor.
Liability of Surety:- According to Section 128, “The liability of the surety is coextensive with that of the principal debtor, unless it i...Read More