Carltona principle

Okay kiddo, imagine your mom sends you to the grocery store for bananas. She tells you to give the money to the cashier and get the bananas. But let's say when you get to the store, the cashier is busy talking to someone else and can't help you. What do you do?

Well, the Carltona principle says that you can go to any other employee in the store, like maybe a worker stocking shelves, and give them the money and ask for the bananas. That employee can act on behalf of the cashier or your mom because they both work for the same store.

This principle applies in a similar way in the legal world. Let's say the boss of a government department needs something done but they can't do it themselves. They can ask one of their employees to do it instead. That employee can act on behalf of the boss because they both work for the same department.

Basically, the Carltona principle says that if you work for the same company or organization as someone else, you can act on their behalf if they're not able to. It helps things get done more efficiently and quickly.