CASE ANALYSIS ON MOHORI BIBEE AND ANOTHER V. DHURMODAS GHOSE

AUTHOR – RACHANA SINGH, STUDENT AT S.S KHANNA GIRLS DEGREE COLLEGE, PRAYAGRAJ

BEST CITATION – RACHANA SINGH, CASE ANALYSIS ON MOHORI BIBEE AND ANOTHER V. DHURMODAS GHOSE, ILE LEX SPECULUM (ILE LS), 1 (1) OF 2023, PG. 461-464, APIS – 3920 – 0036 | ISBN – 978-81-964391-3-2.

Abstract

According to the Indian Contract Act of 1872, minors in India are normally under the age of 18, and as it is believed that they are not incapable of entering into any kind of contract, they are free from all kinds of responsibilities. Any contract entered into by a minor is null and void, according to a well-defined rule established in the Mohori Bibi v. Dhurmodas Ghose case. The competency is an essential element of contract law and the basis of every legally valid transaction. The Indian Contract Act, 1872 offers the minors an unfair advantage because they are completely free from it and may do anything they want without ever being held personally accountable or having their property taken into use in the event of a breach or default. The author shall be discussing about the case in detail along with its important provisions included and its judgments.

Keywords: Minor, Section 11 Indian Contract Act, Minor’s Agreement, Competency to Contract, Minority age in India.