Mistake - Indian Laws - General

Mistake In Black s Law Dictionary Eighth Edition at page 1022 is: Mistake - An error, misconception or misunderstanding; an erroneous belief. A mistake of law is shown to be a mistake about the legal effect of a known fact or a situation - Also termed error in law ; error of law . It is, therefore, some act done without knowledge of the Law . In Advanced Law Lexicon by P. Ramanatha Aiyar Third Edition Volume 3 page 3037 is : Mistake - An unconscious ignorance or forgetfulness of a fact, past or present, material to the contract, or a belief in the present existence of a thing material to the contract, which does not exist; some intentional act, omission, or error arising from ignorance, surprise, imposition, or misplaced confidence...... Mistake of law - A mistake of law occures when a person having full knowledge of facts comes to a erroneous conclusion as to their legal effect. BHARATIYA BHAVAN CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LIMITED - 2010 (2) TMI 1265 - BOMBAY HIGH COURT