Section 235: Liability of pretended agent

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1. 1. Under Section 235 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, a person who untruly represents himself to be the authorised agent of another, and thereby induces a third person to deal with him as such agent, is, if the alleged employer does not ratify his acts:

   A.liable to compensate the third person for any loss or damage so incurredB.liable only if he knew he had no authority, and not if he acted honestlyC.liable only to the alleged employer, for having used his name without leaveD.not liable, since only the alleged employer can be bound by such dealings
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