Indian Contract Act, 1872
60. Application of payment where debt
to be discharged is not indicated
Where the debtor has omitted to intimate, and there are no other
circumstances indicating to which debt the payment is to be applied, the
creditor may apply it at his discretion to any lawful debt actually due and
payable to him from the debtor, whether its recovery is or is not barred by the
law in force for the time being as to the limitation of suits.