Legal Principle: A minor is not competent to enter into a contract and the law will assume that the contract never happened and everything is returned to as it was. Factual Situation: S, a minor by fraudulently representing himself to be a major, enters into an agreement with L, for selling his (S’s) property. Under the agreement, S receives the full amount of 5 lakhs in advance from L and uses it for purchasing a new car worth 3 lac and spends the balance on a world tour. Later on, S tries to avoid the contract on the plea of his minority. Can he do so? Issue: What are the options available to L? Decision: