Palak Garg, Lovely Professional University
ABSTRACT
Estoppel refers to a common law, where law has tried to a great extent to protect any individualfrom suffering from loss/wrong as other laws. Same as other common laws, the estoppel is alsoa traditionally accepted rule. It was always a confusion among the jurists that whether this concept should be kept in the category of substantive law or procedural law, also it was accepted as a rule of law, but as of now, the Indian law has recognized the law, as it believes on the principle of ‘Sathyam and Nyaayam”.
In simple terms a party cannot refuse from his commitments once he has agreed upon some terms and conditions, in such conditions, a party can be prevented from going through unfair means, on the other hand it has a vital role from compelling or directing the party to perform his part. Indian law believes in the equity to be served upon every person residing over the territory, this principle implies a condition, that you cannot run away from your promise whichyou had made earlier, a person cannot make any kind of contrary statement by any means, if he does so, he would be estopped by the judicial authorities, as a result the rule is known as theDoctrine of Estoppel, where parties are estopped by such means, here was prevents his three actions those are deny, declare or contradict from his previous actions.
Keywords: Promissory Estoppel, Government, Administrative Law, Edu. Institutes, Law Commission
