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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Contract Act, 1872 Section 212

SKILL AND DILIGENCE REQUIRED FROM AGENT An agent is bound to conduct the business of the agency with as much skill as

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Contract Act, 1872 Section 212 is part of Contract Act, 1872 - SKILL AND DILIGENCE REQUIRED FROM AGENT An agent is bound to conduct the business of the agency with as much skill as. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 212: SKILL AND DILIGENCE REQUIRED FROM AGENT An agent is bound to conduct the business of the agency with as much skill as is generally possessed by persons engaged in similar business, unless the principal has notice of his want of skill. The agent is always bound to act with reasonable diligence, and to use such skill as he possesses; and to make compensation to his principal in respect of the direct consequences of his own neglect, want of skill or misconduct, but not in respect of loss or damage which are indirectly or remotely caused by such neglect, want of skill or misconduct.

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Section Section 212 of the Contract Act, 1872 (SKILL AND DILIGENCE REQUIRED FROM AGENT An agent is bound to conduct the business of the agency with as much skill as) is reproduced on this page as part of the 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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