TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government Enacted1872

Contract Act, 1872 Section 196

RIGHT OF PERSON AS TO ACTS DONE FOR HIM WITHOUT HIS AUTHORITY. EFFECT OF RATIFICATION Where acts are done by one person

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SECTION 196: RIGHT OF PERSON AS TO ACTS DONE FOR HIM WITHOUT HIS AUTHORITY. EFFECT OF RATIFICATION Where acts are done by one person on behalf of another, but without his knowledge or authority, he may elect to ratify or to disown such acts. If he ratifies them, the same effects will follow as if they had been performed by his authority.