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Which provision of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 denies an agent remuneration for the part of the…

Section 220 denies remuneration for the part of the business the agent misconducted. It does not state a blanket forfeiture of remuneration for every part of the agency…

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Which provision of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 denies an agent remuneration for the part of the agency business the agent misconducts?

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Section 220 denies remuneration for the part of the business the agent misconducted. It does not state a blanket forfeiture of remuneration for every part of the agency business.

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Option A

This is the provision denying remuneration for the misconducted part.

Option B

This concerns when remuneration becomes due in the absence of a special contract.

Option C

This concerns the principal’s right to repudiate certain self-dealing transactions.

Option D

This concerns termination of the sub-agent’s authority.

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