Carrying out periodic checks to ensure no barricade remains unmanned: Delhi Police to Delhi High Court

Carrying out periodic checks to ensure no barricade remains unmanned

The Delhi Police has informed the High Court that it is carrying out periodic checks throughout the national capital to ensure that no barricade remains unmanned and that it will make all possible endeavours to keep all the barricades manned. Taking noting of the submission, a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice … Read more

Weekly Legal Updates (16 April to 22 April 2023)

Weekly Legal Updates

Weekly Legal Updates main objective is to update the legal knowledge of law students, lawyers, academicians and other professionals. If we do not update our legal knowledge regularly, our knowledge become redundant. Fill vacancy in National Commission for Scheduled Castes expeditiously: Supreme Court The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to ensure that vacancy in … Read more

Irrevocable Agency

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When an agency cannot be terminated or put an end to, it is said to be an irrevocable agency. An agency is irrevocable in the following cases: 1. Where the agency is coupled with interest An agency is said to be coupled with interest when it is created for securing some benefit to the agent … Read more

What are the different ways of termination of agency ?

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Section 201 mentions various modes of the termination of agency of an agent. The Section is as follows:- “201. Termination of agency.-An agency is terminated by the principal revoking his authority; or by the agent renouncing the business of the agency; or by the business of the agency being completed; or by either the principal … Read more

Weekly Legal Updates (9 April to 15 April 2023)

Weekly Legal Updates

Weekly Legal Updates main objective is to update the legal knowledge of law students, lawyers, academicians and other professionals. If we do not update our legal knowledge regularly, our knowledge become redundant. SC forms panel to oversee degree verification of advocates In a significant initiative related to legal profession, the Supreme Court on Monday constituted … Read more

Vicarious liability of the principal

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We will discuss the vicarious liability of principal for the acts of its agent in this post. Principal is vicarious liable for the acts of his agent. Section 238 of Indian Contract Act 1872 provides that when there is fraud or misrepresentation by an agent while making an agreement on behalf of the principal, apart … Read more

What are the Rights of Agent and Duties of Principal

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The Indian Contract Act 1872 confers a number of rights on an agent, and imposes some corresponding duties on the principal. They are as follows: 1. Right to Remuneration (Section 219) Section 219 contains the following provision regarding agent’s right to remuneration for the act done on behalf of the principal: “219. When agent’s remuneration … Read more

Duties of an Agent

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Section 182 of the Indian Contract Act defines the term an Agent and principal, as per which, Agent is the person appointed by another person to represent in dealings or any kind of professional work with a third party. The principal is the person who appoints the agent to represent him. So the meaning of the … Read more