Supreme Court of India

Kishan Lal and Another v. Bhanw Ar Lal

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Reported as [1955] 1 S.C.R. 439
Bench Mehr Chand Mahajan C, Mukherjea, Vivian Bose, Bhagwati and Venkatarama Ayyar JJ.
Decided 12 May 1954

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Indian Contract Act (IX of 1872), s. 222-Contract of agency -Agent's right of indemnity against principal-Whether hit by the notification prohibiting forward contracts of purchase and sale of bullion. The respondent '" principal entered into several forward contracts for the purchase and sale of bullion through the appel­ lant's firm at Indore who worked as commission agents for the respondent. The transactions resulted in a loss and the appellants who had to pay the amount of loss to third parties on behalf of the respondent as the agents brought the suit for recovery of the amount in the

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