No tenant of immovable property, or person claiming through such tenant, shall, during the continuance of the tenancy, be permitted to deny that the landlord of such tenant had, at the beginning of the tenancy, a title to such immovable property; and no person who came upon any immovable property by the licence of the person in possession there of shall be permitted to deny that such person had a title to such possession at the time when such licence was given.
Section 116: Estoppel of tenants and of licensee of person in possession
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872Central Act · Act 1 of 1872
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 |
|---|---|
| Section | 116 |
| Marginal note | Estoppel of tenants and of licensee of person in possession |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 150 |
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- C.R./20/2009 of DEEPAWALI PAUL Vs JASWANT BARLAHigh Court of Jharkhand · 2025-12-11
- C.M.P./945/2025 of KARTIK CHANDRA CHATTERJEE Vs BISHWANATH BANERJEEHigh Court of Jharkhand · 2025-12-08
- CRP/406/2023 of SYED TABREZ Vs MADRASA - E- QUANTWAL ISLAMHigh Court of Karnataka · 2025-11-24
- SA/294/2006 of SHIV PRASAD TIWARI (Died through Lrs ) Vs SURESH KUMAR VIGHigh Court of Chhattisgarh · 2025-11-16
- SA/672/2021 of G. RAMESH Vs E. TAMIL THENDRALMadras High Court · 2025-11-14
- RSA/514/2025 of M S PALAKSHAPPA Vs S S JYOTHI PRAKASHHigh Court of Karnataka · 2025-11-12
- RSA/1539/2023 of THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BANGALORE Vs K. VENUGOPALHigh Court of Karnataka · 2025-11-11
- RSA/1554/2023 of THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BANGALORE Vs D. N. NAGENDRAHigh Court of Karnataka · 2025-11-11
- CR/5291/2023 of DINESH KUMAR @ NARESH KUMAR @ KAKA AND OTHERS Vs AMIT PALHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana · 2025-10-27
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