Friday, July 17, 2020

Principle of Estoppel

It is based on the principle that it would be most in equitable and unjust that if one person, by a representation made,  or by a conduct amounting to a representation, has induced another to act as he would not otherwise have done, the person who made representation should not be allowed to deny or repudiate the effect of his former statement to the loss and injury of the person who acted on it (Sorat Chandra v. Gopal Chunder).

It follows from the generally accepted rule that a person cannot approbate and reprobate  at the same time. This is specially the case when another has relied on the information or statement given by one and done something that he otherwise would not have done. This is to prevent undue hardship for others who depend on the statements previously made by the person.

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