Landmark Judgment Series| Mohori Bibee v. Dharmodas Ghose: Can a Minor Enter Into a Binding Contract?
Watch Mohori Bibee v. Dharmodas Ghose [1903 SCC OnLine PC 4], the Privy Council decision that established that a minor’s agreement is
minor’s capacity to contract
Cases That Made Law| Can a Minor Enter into a Binding Contract? Understanding Mohori Bibee v. Dharmodas Ghose [1903 SCC OnLine PC 4]
Cases That Made Law is a series by SCC Times that revisits the judgments that built Indian law — tracing the facts, the arguments, and the reasoning that turned a single dispute into settled law. This edition examines a question that appears simple on the surface but carries consequences that run through contract law to this day: can a minor enter into a binding contract?