This post is written by Himanshu Jangra Section 17 of the Indian evidence Act, 1872 defines the term “Admission” in following words: “An admission is a statement, 1[oral or documentary or contained in electronic form, which suggests any inference as to any fact in issue or relevant fact, and which is made by any of the persons, and under the circumstances, hereinafter mentioned.” Hence it is a statement, oral or documentary made by a party to a proceeding or his representative, connected with the subject-matter of the suit or facts relevant thereto and made under the circumstances mentioned in the…
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This post is written by Himanshu Jangra, a student of fifth-year pursuing BA. LLb.(H) at Faculty of Law, Maharishi Dayanand University, Haryana Title: Indore Development Authority v. Manoharlal and Ors Citation: S.L.P. (C) NOS.9036-9038 OF 2016) Court: Supreme Court of India Bench: 5 -Judge Bench comprising of Justice Arun Mishra, Justice Indira Banerjee, Justice Vineet Saran, Justice M.R. Shah, and Justice S. Ravindra Bhat Date of Judgment: 06-03-2020 Petitioners: Indore Development Authority Respondents: Manoharlal and Ors Brief Description: The question in the case was whether deposit of compensation by the Government in Government treasury can be regarded as “paid” within…
Dying declarations are statements oral or documentary made by a person as to the cause of his death or as to the circumstances of the transactions resulting in his death. Section 32(1) of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 deals with dying declarations. This clause was enac ted by the legislature advisedly as a matter of necessity as an exception to the general rule that “hearsay evidence is no evidence” and the evidence which cannot be tested by cross-examination of a witness is not admissible in a court of law. But there is a principle through which this species of evidence…
