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A employs B to recover ₹1,000 from C. The money is not recovered because B mishandles the recovery…

Section 220 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 denies an agent remuneration for the part of the agency business the agent misconducts. Illustration (b) applies that rule to…

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A employs B to recover ₹1,000 from C. The money is not recovered because B mishandles the recovery through misconduct. What is B entitled to for the recovery work?

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Correct answer A

Section 220 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 denies an agent remuneration for the part of the agency business the agent misconducts.

Illustration (b) applies that rule to this recovery task. B’s misconduct caused the failure to recover the money, so B is entitled to no remuneration for that work.

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Option A

Under section 220, an agent loses remuneration for the part of the work that the agent has misconducted.

Option B

Section 220 defeats the agent’s claim against the principal for the misconducted recovery work.

Option C

C is the debtor in the illustration. The stated arrangement creates no commission entitlement against C.

Option D

Section 220 allows no remuneration for the part of the business misconducted.

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