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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Contract Act, 1872 Section 232

PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACT WITH AGENT SUPPOSED TO BE PRINCIPAL Where one man makes a contract with another, neither

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Contract Act, 1872 Section 232 is part of Contract Act, 1872 - PERFORMANCE OF CONTRACT WITH AGENT SUPPOSED TO BE PRINCIPAL Where one man makes a contract with another, neither. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 232: 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 to the rights and obligations subsisting between the agent and the other party to the contract.

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What does Contract Act, 1872 Section 232 provide?

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