When the specific goods which are subject matter of the contract under the Sales of Goods Act have perished prior to making of the contract then contract can be enforced against alternative goods because the contract of sale of goods is otherwise valid.

A) No, the contract of sale of specific goods cannot be enforced because goods have already perished without the knowledge of the seller at the time of contract, and then the contract of sale itself is void as per Section 7 of the Sale of Goods Act B) Though ordinarily the contract of the sale cannot be enforced against alternative goods instead of the contracted goods which have perished but the alternative goods can be received by the buyer from the seller if the value of the specific goods is less than Rs. 100/- C) If the specific goods have perished before making of the contract, and this was a fact already known to the buyer but not the seller, then contract is not void with respect to claim of the buyer for alternative goods D) A contract for sale of specific goods which have perished prior to the entering into of the contract for sale, will be void and can be enforced against alternative goods only if the buyer has possession of the alternative goods

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When the specific goods which are subject matter of the contract under the Sales of Goods Act have perished prior to making of the contract then contract can be enforced against alternative goods because the contract of sale of goods is otherwise valid.

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