Indian Contract Act Section 229 — Consequences of notice given to agent

CHAPTER X AGENCY — Effect of agency on contracts with third persons

Commercial / Corporate

Summary

A notice given to an agent, or information the agent obtains, will count as if it had been given to or obtained by the principal directly, but only if the notice or information was given or obtained while the agent was handling the principal's business. This rule applies between the principal and outside parties, meaning the principal is treated as knowing what the agent knew or was told in that context.

Official Text

Any notice given to or information obtained by the agent, provided it be given or obtained in the course of the business transacted by him for the principal, shall, as between the principal and third parties, have the same legal consequences as if it had been given to or obtained by the principal. Illustrations