Admissions by persons whose position must be proved as against party to suit.

What this section does

Statements made by persons whose position or liability must be proved as against a party to the suit are admissions, provided those statements would be relevant against such persons if they were parties to a suit, and provided the statements were made while the person occupied that position or was subject to that liability. The section extends the admission rule to third parties whose legal status is itself in issue.

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

The rule in one line

Statements by a third party whose position or liability must be established against a party are admissions if made while occupying that position or subject to that liability.

When it applies

• B sues A (rent collector) for failing to collect rent from C; C's statement that he owed B rent is an admission relevant against A who denies the debt existed.
• Where a surety's liability depends on proving the principal debtor's default, the principal debtor's acknowledgment of the debt is an admission relevant against the surety.

Derived from IEA s.19.