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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 238

Effect, on Agreement, of Misrepresentation or Fraud by Agent

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Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 238 is part of Indian Contract Act, 1872 - Effect, on Agreement, of Misrepresentation or Fraud by Agent. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Misrepresentations 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 or committed by the principals; but misrepresentations made, or frauds committed, by agents, in matters which do not fall within their authority, do not affect their principals.

Illustration

(a) A, being B's agent for the sale of goods, induces C to buy them by a misrepresentation, which he was not authorized by B to make. The contract is voidable, as between B and C, at the option of C.

(b) A, the captain of B's ship, signs bills of lading without having received on board the goods mentioned therein. The bills of lading are void as between B and the pretended consignor.

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What does Indian Contract Act, 1872 Section 238 provide?

Section Section 238 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Effect, on Agreement, of Misrepresentation or Fraud by Agent) 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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