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mohori bibee vs dharmodas ghose case

Majority Act, 1875 was enforced on 2ndMarch 1857. It is a law that was enacted to introduce various laws relating to the "law of majority". Prior to the enactment of this act, there was no surety or certainty about the age limit of attaining majority. This act has basically fixed the age limit of attaining majority and i.e. 18 years of age. It states that, every single person who is domiciled in India can only achieve the age of majority only after the completion of age of 18 years, if he is not above 18 years in the document he or she is not able to sign any document if he does it then his si

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mohori bibee vs dharmodas ghose case

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  1. Mohori Bibee v Dharmodas Ghose Case

  2. In the case Mohori Bibee v Dharmodas Ghose that covers the ambit of minors agreement. This case basically deals with a minor's contract or a contract with a minor. In India, an agreement or a contract with a minor ( a person who is below the age of 18 yrs. or any person who has not completed 18 yrs. of age legally) is void ab-initio (void from very beginning) such rules and regulations are made because, according to law such people does not comes under the ambit of capacity of contract or agreement of doing so. Before the age of 18 the boy or girl is not mature and doesn't know what he is signing for.

  3. According to the court's opinion, any person who is below 18 yrs of age or who has not completed the age of 18 yrs. of age a minor cannot intend to create a contract or make major decisions. This case has basically provided us with the knowledge that, since minors are legally incompetent to give their assent so they need to deserve or be provide with the protection in their dealings with the other major persons. After this case , any sought of contract or agreement with the minor was void from beginning.

  4. Majority Act, 1875 Majority Act, 1875 was enforced on 2ndMarch 1857. It is a law that was enacted to introduce various laws relating to the "law of majority". Prior to the enactment of this act, there was no surety or certainty about the age limit of attaining majority. This act has basically fixed the age limit of attaining majority and i.e. 18 years of age. It states that, every single person who is domiciled in India can only achieve the age of majority only after the completion of age of 18 years, if he is not above 18 years in the document he or she is not able to sign any document if he does it then his sign is not applicable for the court. As we saw in the case of Mohori Bibee v Dharmodas Ghose Case.

  5. In this case, the Privy Council declared the law that any contact by minor or any minor's agreement is "absolutely void" and it has also been strictly followed and is also.Section 10[3]of Indian Contract Act, 1872 provides agreements are contracts? and Section 11[4] provides that a person who is competent to contract. still growing for what

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