Landmark case · Law of Contract – II · Semester 2

Lakshminarayan Ram Gopal & Son v. Government of Hyderabad

AIR 1954 SC 364 · Supreme Court of India

Whether a person is an agent or an independent contractor turns on the degree of control and the nature of the relationship, not on the label used.

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Related sections:

Indian Contract Act, 1872, 182–187 — Agent, principal and authority
Indian Contract Act, 1872, 188–191 — Extent of agent's authority and sub-agents
Indian Contract Act, 1872, 226–229 — Enforcement and consequences of agent's acts