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Contract-Of-Agency by Kamaljeet
Contract-Of-Agency by Kamaljeet
of
Agency
Contracts of Agency
Sec 182 of the Indian contract act,1872 defines Agent
and Principal as:
Agent means a person employed to do any act for
another or to represent another in dealing with the
third persons and
The principal means a person for whom such act is
done or who is so represented.
Contracts of Agency
An agent does not act on his own behalf but acts on
behalf of his principal. He either represents his
principal in transactions with third parties or
performs an act for the principal. The question as to
whether a particular persons is an agent can be
verified by finding out if his acts bind the principal or
not
Creation of agency