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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 204

Revocation Where Authority Has Been Partly Exercised

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Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 204 is part of Indian Contract Act, 1872 - Revocation Where Authority Has Been Partly Exercised. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

The principal cannot revoke the authority given to his agent after the authority has been partly exercised so far as regards such acts and obligations as arise from acts already done in the agency.

Illustration

(a) A authorizes B to buy 1,000 bales of cotton on account of A, and to pay for it out of A's moneys remaining in B's hands. B buys 1,000 bales of cotton in his own name, so as to make himself personally liable for the price. A cannot revoke B's authority so far as regards payment for the cotton.

(b) A authorizes B to buy 1,000 bales of cotton on account of A, and to pay for it out of A's moneys remaining in B's hands. B buys 1,000 bales of cotton in A's name, and so as not to render himself personally liable for the price. A can revoke B's authority to pay for the cotton.

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What does Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 204 provide?

Section Section 204 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Revocation Where Authority Has Been Partly Exercised) is reproduced on this page as part of the Indian Contract Act, 1872. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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