Act Number: 9

Act Name: The Indian Contract Act, 1872

Year: 1872

Enactment Date: 1872-04-25

Long Title:

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 197: Ratification may be expressed or implied.
    Ratification may be expressed or may be implied in the conduct of the person on whose behalf the acts are done.
     Illustrations
     (a) A, without authority, buys goods for B. Afterwards B sells them to C on his own account; B's conduct implies a ratification of the purchase made for him by A.
     (b) A, without B's authority, lends B's money to C. Afterwards B accepts interest on the money from C. B's conduct implies a ratification of the loan.
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