Section 214
Agent‟s duty to communicate with principal
Chapter 11: Agency
It is the duty of an agent, in cases of difficulty, to use all reasonable diligence in communicating with his principal, and in seeking to obtain his instructions.
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
- 211Agent‟s duty in conducting principal‟s business
- 212Skill and diligence required from agent
- 213Agent‟s accounts
- 215Right of principal when agent deals, on his own account, in business of agency without principal‟s consent
- 216Principal‟s right to benefit gained by agent dealing on his own account in business of agency
- 217Agent‟s right of retainer out of sums received on principal‟s account