Evidence Act 18 vs BSA 16: Admission by party to proceeding or his agent;
Section 18 of the Indian Evidence Act is now section 16 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, in force from 1 July 2024. 84% of the old wording is kept; 23 words removed and 14 words added.
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Evidence Act section 18Admission by party to proceeding or his agent;
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. by suitor in representative character;.––Statements made by— 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; Statements made by–– (1) by party interested in subject-matter;––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 (2) by person from whom interest derived;––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.
BSA section 16Admission by party to proceeding or his agent
(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.
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