Mohori Bibee V Dharmodas Ghose 1903 Case
Dhurmodas ghose 1903 pc.
Mohori bibee v dharmodas ghose 1903 case. Facts of the case dharmodas ghose was the respondent in this case. In the privy council equivalent citation. Dharmodas ghose advocate for appellant. Dharmodas ghose 1903 scc online pc 4.
Ankita karn reva university bangalore mohori bibee v. Crafted study material notes for judicial services exams. The plaintiff dharmodas ghose while he was a minor mortgaged his property in favour of the defendant brahmo dutt who was a moneylender to secure a loan of rs. Mohori bibee was a privy council judgement pronounced at the dawn of the twentieth century which aptly dealt with the ambit of minor s agreement.
On july 20 1895 the respondent dharmodas ghose executed a mortgage in favour of brahmo dutt a money lender carrying on business at calcutta and elsewhere to secure the repayment of rs. 20 000 at 12 per cent. The controversy was only resolved in 1903 by judicial committee of the privy council in their well known pronouncement in mohiri bibee v. Citation 1903 ilr 30 cal 539 pc date of judgement 04 march 1903.
Ever since this decision it has not been doubted that a minor s agreement is absolutely void. In the privy council. Lord mcnaughton lord davey lord lindley sir ford noth sir andrew scoble sir. Mohori bibee vs dharmodas ghose ilr 1903 30 cal 539 pc is a contract made by a minor void or voidable.
30 m i a 114 appellants mohori bibee and another respondent dharmodas ghose decided on 04 march 1903 bench lord macnaughten lord davey lord lindley sir ford north sir a. Mohori bibee v s dharmodas ghose ilr 1903 30 cal 539 pc minor s agreement landmark case bench of judges. Click here to know more. Lord mcnaughton lord davey lord lindley sir ford north sir andrew scoble sir andrew wilson jj.
This question was frequently asked before the privy council. Scoble and sir a. Name of the judges lord mcnaughton lord davey lord lindley sir ford north sir andrew scoble sir andrew wilson. Calcutta high court judge.
Name of the case mohori bibee v s dharmodas ghose.