Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 · Section 122

BSA 122: earlier IEA 116

Section 122 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 replaces Section 116 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. BSA 122 deals with estoppel of tenant and of licensee of person in possession. The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam came into force on 1 July 2024. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam

BSA 122 was IEA 116.

Estoppel of tenant and of licensee of person in possession.

Carried over
98% of the old wording kept
Old · IEA 1872 · Ch. VIII
s. 116
Estoppel of tenant; and of licensee of person in possession
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 thereof, shall be permitted to deny that such person had a title to such possession at the time when such licence was given.
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New · BSA 2023 · Ch. VIII
s. 122
Estoppel of tenant and of licensee of person in possession.
No tenant of immovable property, or person claiming through such tenant, shall, during the continuance of the tenancy or any time thereafter, 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 thereof shall be permitted to deny that such person had a title to such possession at the time when such licence was given.
Text from India Code

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