Indian Contract Act Section 204 — Revocation where authority has been partly exercised

Summary

The principal cannot revoke the authority given to the agent once that authority has been partly exercised. This restriction applies only to the acts and obligations that have already arisen from the work the agent has already done in the agency.

Official Text

The principal cannot revoke the authority given to his agent after the authority has been partly exercised, so far as regards such acts and obligations as arise from acts already done in the agency. Illustrations

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