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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Essential Commodities Act, 1955 Section 14

Burden of Proof in Certain Cases

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Essential Commodities Act, 1955 Section 14 is part of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 - Burden of Proof in Certain Cases. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Where a person is prosecuted for contravening any order made under section 3 which prohibits him from doing any act or being in possession of a thing without lawful authority or without a permit, licence or other document, the burden of proving that he has such authority, permit, licence or other document shall be on him.

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What does Essential Commodities Act, 1955 Section 14 provide?

Section Section 14 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (Burden of Proof in Certain Cases) is reproduced on this page as part of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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