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Which of the following statements are correct? i. A minor fraudulently misrepresenting his age is not…

A minor may plead minority even after falsely representing that he is an adult. Section 11 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 makes contractual competence depend on majority,…

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Which of the following statements are correct?
i. A minor fraudulently misrepresenting his age is not estopped from denying the truth of his statement.
ii. A minor fraudulently misrepresenting his age is estopped from denying the truth of his statement.
iii. Estoppel does not operate to render a statute ineffective and so a minor's own agreement is void.

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Correct answer B

A minor may plead minority even after falsely representing that he is an adult. Section 11 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872 makes contractual competence depend on majority, and estoppel cannot remove that statutory incapacity; therefore statements i and iii are correct.

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