Admission by party to proceeding or his agent.

What this section does

Admissions may be made by a party to the proceeding or by an agent expressly or impliedly authorised by that party. Statements by parties suing or sued in a representative capacity are admissions only if made while holding that character. Statements by persons with a proprietary or pecuniary interest in the subject matter, or by predecessors-in-interest, are admissions if made during the continuance of that interest.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

The rule in one line

Statements by a party, their authorised agent, interested persons, or predecessors-in-interest made during the continuance of the relevant interest are admissions.

When it applies

• A statement by a company's duly authorised manager regarding a contract dispute is an admission binding on the company.
• A statement by a predecessor-in-title about the nature of property, made while they held title, is an admission against the current party who derived interest from them.

Derived from IEA s.18.