Supreme Court of India
Virender Khullar v. American Consolidation Services Ltd. & Ors.
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For the reasons discussed above, we find no infirmity in the impugned order passed by the NCDRC and, as such, these appeals are liable to be dismissed.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - Agents liability - Applicability of s.230, Contract Act, 1.872 - Defence to agents u/ s.230, Contract Act (Agents not personally bound by contracts on behalf of principal) in cases under Consumer Protection Act - Appellants entrusted consignment to R-1 (the Agent of R-3) who handed it over to R-4 (the export carrier) for delivery to R-2 (the Bank) - R-3 was the actual buyer (subsidiary of orie Coronet Group Inc.) which had to first make payment to R-2 and only then 1he goods were to be released in its favour - However, instead of R-2 it was R-3 ll'hich directly
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