Admissions made on oath carry evidentiary significance

The vehicle owner appeared before the Supreme Court after warrants. He filed an affidavit on oath. He unequivocally admitted that Suresh was his employee. He confirmed the monthly salary and daily batta. He also explained why he had earlier denied employment. The Court considered this admission in deciding the dispute. An admission must be evaluated with the surrounding record. Here, it reinforced the Commissioner’s finding of employment. Panganti Vijaya v. United India Insurance Company Ltd. & Ors. | 2026 INSC 9