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Section 115 - Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
115. Estoppel
When one person has, by his declaration, act or omission, intentionally caused or permitted another person to believe a thing to be true and to act upon such belief, neither he nor his representative shall be allowed, in any suit or proceeding between himself and such person or his representative, to deny the truth of that thing.
Illustration
A intentionally and falsely leads B to believe that certain land belongs to A, and thereby induces B to buy and pay for it.
The land afterwards becomes the property of A, and A seeks to set aside the sale on the ground that, at the time the sale, he had not title. He must not be allowed to prove his want to title.
Related Sections
- Section 85C: Presumption as to Digital Signature Certificates
- Section 64: Proof of documents by primary evidence
- Section 42: Relevancy and effect of judgments, orders or decrees, other than those mentioned in section 41
- Section 6: Relevancy of facts forming part of same transaction
- Section 77: Proof of documents by production of certified copies
Related Acts
- National Capital Territory of Delhi (Recognition of Property Rights of Residents in Unauthorised Colonies) Act, 2019
- Bilateral Netting of Qualified Financial Contracts Act, 2020
- National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Act, 2021
- Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018
- National Forensic Sciences University Act, 2020
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