Unit II · Law of Contract – II

Appointment, authority and kinds of agents

Study aid only. Confirm statute numbers with the current bare Act and the official OU LL.B. (3-YDC) 2024–25 syllabus PDF.

Statute sections

Act / instrument	Section	Name
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

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.

[1893] 1 QB 346 · Queen's Bench Division

An undisclosed principal may be bound by acts of an agent that are within the usual authority of a person in that position.