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CHAPTER X AGENCY · Appointment and authority of agents

Section 182: “Agent” and “principal” defined

The Indian Contract Act, 1872

An “agent” is a person employed to do any act for another, or to represent another in dealings with third persons. The person for whom such act is done, or who is so represented, is called the “principal”.

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  1. 1. Under Section 182 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, an 'agent' is a person employed:

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