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According to Indian Contract Act, 1872 the principle of agency of necessity is —

Agency of necessity concerns an emergency requiring action to protect the principal’s interests when instructions cannot be obtained. Section 189 permits the prudent…

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According to Indian Contract Act, 1872 the principle of agency of necessity is —

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Agency of necessity concerns an emergency requiring action to protect the principal’s interests when instructions cannot be obtained. Section 189 permits the prudent protective acts that an ordinary person would undertake in comparable circumstances. Ordinary inability to communicate, without the emergency and protective need, does not by itself supply this authority.

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