Admission by party to proceeding or his agent
Full Text
(1) Statements made by a party to the proceeding, or by an agent to any such party, whom the Court regards, under the circumstances of the case, as expressly or impliedly authorised by him to make them, are admissions.
(2) Statements made by—
(i) parties to suits suing or sued in a representative character, are not admissions, unless they were made while the party making them held that character; or
(ii) (a) persons who have any proprietary or pecuniary interest in the subject matter of the proceeding, and who make the statement in their character of persons so interested; or
(b) persons from whom the parties to the suit have derived their interest in the subject matter of the suit, are admissions, if they are made during the continuance of the interest of the persons making the statements.
Plain English Summary
Defines which persons statements qualify as admissions against a party.
Key Legal Elements
- Statement by Party or Agent
- Representative Character condition
- Proprietary or Pecuniary interest
- Predecessors in interest
Practical Note
This section identifies the scope of agency and interest in admissions. Crucially, statements by representative parties are only valid if made while they held that representative capacity.
हिंदी पाठ
(1) कार्यवाही के किसी पक्षकार द्वारा, या ऐसे किसी पक्षकार के ऐसे एजेंट द्वारा, जिसे न्यायालय उन बयानों को करने के लिए अधिकृत मानता है, किए गए कथन स्वीकृति हैं।
(2) निम्नलिखित द्वारा किए गए कथन—
(i) प्रतिनिधि हैसियत में कार्य करने वाले पक्षकार, यदि कथन उस हैसियत के दौरान किए गए हों;
(ii) (क) वे व्यक्ति जिनका विषय-वस्तु में मालिकाना या आर्थिक हित है;
(ख) वे व्यक्ति जिनसे पक्षकारों ने अपना हित प्राप्त किया है, स्वीकृति हैं, यदि वे कथन हित के बने रहने के दौरान किए गए हैं।