various judicial pronouncements.
20. Key Judgments Supporting Termination of
GPA upon Death of Principal:
"1. Suraj Lamp & Industries Pvt. Ltd. v. State ... principal. If the agent
derives no independent benefit or interest from the property,
the GPA is deemed terminated upon the principal's death
attorney holder could transact on
behalf of the principal even after the principal's death, till such time
that he has notice ... agency;
d. death of the principal or agent;
e. the principal or agent becoming of unsound mind;
f. the principal being adjudged an insolvent;
Other
convicted of abetting an offence even in the
event of the death of principal accused during the trial
who allegedly committed that offence ... with
abetment had to be proved. The Division Bench holds that
death of principal offender during the trial who had been
charged of offence under
death. This house passed as a result of his death. That his interest in the house passed as a result of his death ... before his death. In this view of the matter, the property which could have passed on his death would be the principal value
follows:-
209. Agents duty on termination of agency by
principal's death or insanity:- When an agency
is terminated by the principal dying ... Section 202 ,
to the termination of an agency by the death
of the principal, except in the illustrations
contained thereunder. The only provision that
directly
terminated by insanity or
death. Therefore, even after the death of the
principal, the agent can act on the basis of the said
authority. Therefore ... Contract Act, which contemplates that an agency
terminates, inter alia, by death of principal or agent. But
this contention cannot be acceded, as admittedly
coupled with interest
and it automatically terminates upon the death of principal.
In the present case, it is not in dispute that, Smt.Sharada
Baliga ... nearly eight years after
the death of principal. This, by itself, renders the said
conveyance prima facie invalid and void ab initio. It is
further
General Power of Attorney. He
further argued that on the death of the principal, the General
Power of Attorney executed by him has no value ... terminated
by insanity or death. Therefore, even after the death of the
principal, the agent can act on the basis of the said authority.
Therefore
together using provisions of Section 149
of the I.P.C. for principal offence punishable under
Section 302 of the I.P.C. apart from ... have directly or indirectly been responsible
for the death of Umesh Naik regarding whose
death principal charge under Section
together using provisions of Section 149
of the I.P.C. for principal offence punishable under
Section 302 of the I.P.C. apart from ... have directly or indirectly been responsible
for the death of Umesh Naik regarding whose
death principal charge under Section
