Section 190 Indian Contract Act 1872
Section 190 of the Indian Contract Act 1872 is about When agent cannot delegate. It is under “Sub-agents” of CHAPTER X of the Act. CHAPTER X is titled AGENCY.
When agent cannot delegate
An agent cannot lawfully employ another to perform acts which he has expressly or impliedly undertaken to perform personally, unless by the ordinary custom of trade a sub-agent may, or, from the nature of the agency, a sub-agent must, be employed.
See also:
Section 189 Indian Contract Act 1872 (Agent’s authority in an emergency)