Uber India-Foodpanda Merger: A Classic Case of Agency by Estoppel

Saw the news the other day, Uber India aur Foodpanda ne merger kar liya hai. Lekin yeh aisa hai ki Uber India ki owner, Uber Inc US mein, Foodpanda ko kabhi bhi merge nahi kar payi thi. Par aajkal US courts ne case reject kara hua hai, isliye yeh merger happen raha hai.

Yeh case Section 226 Contract Act (1872) ka aadhaar hai, jo Agency by Estoppel ka aadhaar hai. Yeh kuch is tarah hai: jab ek agent apne master ki authority ka use karta hai aur dusre ko yeh samajhaya karta hai ki yeh kuch karta hai master ki authority ka use karke, toh dusra person bhi master ko responsible mana sakta hai.