Discussion
A and B jointly owe Rs. 100 to C. A alone pays the amount to C and B not knowing the fact pays Rs. 100 again to C. Whether B can.
Answer: B
B can recover the amount under Section 72 of the Contract Act.
Section 72 provides that a person to whom money has been paid by mistake or under coercion must repay or return it. The facts of the question are its own illustration: A has already paid the joint debt, so B's second payment, made in ignorance, was made by mistake, and C must repay it to B.
Section 70 concerns lawful acts done non-gratuitously for another who enjoys the benefit, and Section 71 the responsibility of a finder of goods. So B's remedy is under Section 72, and 'can't recover' is wrong.
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