Indian Contract Act, 1872 · Chapter X: Agency · Revocation of authority
Section 201: Termination of agency
An agency is terminated by the principal revoking his authority; or by the agent renouncing the business of the agency; or by the business of the agency being completed; or by either the principal or agent dying or becoming of unsound mind; or by the principal being adjudicated an insolvent under the provisions of any Act for the time being in force for the relief of insolvent debtors.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 201
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M.S. Ananthamurthy & Anr. v. J. Manjula
Whether an agent by virtue of being a holder of the General Power of Attorney (‘GPA’) along with Agreement to Sell had any right, title or interest in the subject-matter of the agency, to execute a registered sale deed…
- M/s TRINITY INFRAVENTURES LTD. & ORS. ETC. v. M. S.
- Amar Nath (Dead) Through L.R. v. Gian Chand and Ors.