Section 199
Effect of ratifying unauthorized act forming part of a transaction
Chapter 11: Agency
A person ratifying any unauthorized act done on his behalf ratifies the whole of the transaction of which such act formed a part.
The Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Act No. 9 of 1872). From the updated text on India Code, with later amendments. Being checked against the official copy; amendment notes are not shown yet.
Related sections
- 196Right of person as to acts done for him without his authority
- 197Ratification may be expressed or implied
- 198Knowledge requisite for valid ratification
- 200Ratification of unauthorized act cannot injure third person
- 201Termination of agency
- 202Termination of agency, where agent has an interest in subject-matter