THE INDIAN CONTRACT ACT, 1872

Section 238 – THE INDIAN CONTRACT ACT, 1872

Effect, on agreement, of misrepresentation of fraud, by agent Misrepresentation made, or frauds committed, by agents acting in the course of their business for their principals, have the same effect on agreements made by such agents as if such misrepresentations or frauds had been made orcommitted by the principals; but misrepresentations made, or frauds committed, …

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Section 237 – THE INDIAN CONTRACT ACT, 1872

Liability of principal inducing belief that agent’s unauthorized acts were authorized When an agent has, without authority, done acts or incurred obligations to third persons on behalf of hisprincipal, the principal is bound by such acts or obligations, if he has by his words or conduct inducedsuch third persons to believe that such acts and …

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Section 232 – THE INDIAN CONTRACT ACT, 1872

Performance of contract with agent supposed to be principal Where one man makes a contract with another, neither knowing nor having reasonable ground to suspect that the other is an agent, the principal, if he requires the performance of the contract, can only obtain such performance subject tothe rights and obligations subsisting between the agent …

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Section 230 – THE INDIAN CONTRACT ACT, 1872

Agent cannot personally enforce, nor be bound by, contracts on behalf of principal In the absence of any contract to that effect, an agent cannot personally enforce contracts entered into by him onbehalf of his principal, nor is he personally bound by them.Presumption of contract to contrary—Such a contract shall be presumed to exist in …

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