Reviewed case brief

Ranganayakamma v. Alwar Setti

(1889) ILR 13 Mad 214

(1889) ILR 13 Mad 214 · Madras High Court

coercionSection-15free-consentdead-bodyadoptionvoidableIPCunlawful-detention
Court
Madras High Court
Year
1889
Subjects
Law of Contract I
Reviewed
2026-08-02

Rule established

Threatening to withhold a dead body from cremation unless a person consents to an adoption amounts to coercion under Section 15 of the Indian Contract Act; the resulting consent is not free and the agreement is voidable.

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        Ratio decidendi

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