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title: "The Indian Context of Force Majeure and COVID 19"
date: 2020-05-18
author: "Rajesh Sivaswamy"
url: https://ksandk.com/corporate/indian-context-of-force-majeure-amidst-covid-19/
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# The Indian Context of Force Majeure and COVID 19

Posted On - 18 May, 2020 • By - Rajesh Sivaswamy

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## The Indian Context of Force Majeure Amidst COVID 19.

As the global outbreak of COVID and its domino effect on the economy intensifies, contractual parties have started to consider the need to modify or terminate their existing contracts by invoking Force majeure.

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