A the landowner filed a suit for ejectment against B a tenant B alleged that he was a permanent tena...........

Indian Evidence Act (IEA) 1872 Relevancy of Facts

A, the landowner, filed a suit for ejectment against B, a tenant. B alleged that he was a permanent tenant at a fixed rent under an agreement with the original owner of the land,

which was dead, and put in evidence, the statements made by the original owner after he had transferred his interest.

The statements are admissible.

The statements are inadmissible.

The statements are conclusive in nature.

The statements create an estoppel.

Explanation:

The statements are inadmissible because under section 18 of the Evidence Act, statements (either by parties interested or form whom parties to the suit derived their interest) are admissions only if they are made during the continuance of the interest of the persons making the statement.