Indian Contract Act Section 187 — Definitions of express and implied authority

CHAPTER X AGENCY — Appointment and authority of agents

Commercial / Corporate

Summary

An authority is express when it is given through spoken or written words. An authority is implied when it is inferred from the circumstances of the case, and those circumstances can include things spoken or written, or the ordinary course of dealing between the parties.

Official Text

An authority is said to be express when it is given by words spoken or written. An authority is said to be implied when it is to be inferred from the circumstances of the case; and things spoken or written, or the ordinary course of dealing, may be accounted circumstances of the case. Illustration