The Indian Contract Act

Agent's duty in conducting principal's business

Skill and diligence required from agent

Agent's accounts

Agent's duty to communicate with principal

Right of principal when agent deals, on his own account, in business of agency without principals consent

Principal's right to benefit gained by agent dealing on his own account in business of agency

Agent's right of retainer out of sums received on principal's account

Agent's duty to pay sums received for principal

When agent's remuneration becomes due

Agent not entitled to remuneration for business misconducted

Agent's lien on principal's property


Agent's duty to principal


In the absence of any special contract, payment
for the performance of any act is not due to the agent until the completion of such act; but an agent may
detain moneys received by him on account of goods sold, although the whole of the goods consigned to
him for sale may not have been sold, or although the sale may not be actually complete.

LAWGIST

# 219 When agent's remuneration becomes due