Sale of Goods Act, 1930
12. Condition and warranty
(1) A stipulation in a contract of sale with reference to goods
which are the subject thereof may be a condition or a warranty.
(2) A condition is a stipulation essential to the main purpose
of the contract, the breach of which gives rise to a right to treat the
contract as repudiated.
(3) A warranty is a stipulation collateral to the main purpose
of the contract, the breach of which gives rise to a claim for damages but not
to a right to reject the goods and treat the contract as repudiated.
(4) Whether a stipulation in a contract of sale is a condition or
a warranty depends in each case on the construction of the contract. A
stipulation may be a condition, though called a warranty in the contract.