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verdict

party with the burden of proof has failed to present sufficient evidence of a genuine issue of material fact that must be submitted to a jury for its resolution [the order of the court granting a motion

Discovery

or disclosing matter. The Courts of Common Law were originally unable to compel a litigant to disclose any fact resting merely within his knowledge, or discover any document in his power, which would aid in the enforcement

Information

already on the record or may be derived from the discovery of new and important matter or fresh facts. The word 'information' will also include true and correct state of the law derived from relevant judicial decisions

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Precedent

1964 SC 1099. Precedent, are not an immutable dogma. Courts may evolve principles which are applicable to the facts involved in each case, Rumana Begum v. Government of Andhra Pradesh, 1992 Cr LJ 3512. Means every judgment

Discretion

a hard and fast rule, and it require an actual exercise of judgment and a consideration of the facts and circumstances with are necessary to make a sound, fair and just determination and a knowledge of the

Affidavit

agreement of the parties, or the Court or a judge may for sufficient reason order that any particular fact or facts may be proved by affidavit, or that the affidavit of any witness may be read at

Reason to believe

431. Means coming to the conclusion on the basis of the information that a thing, condition, statement or fact exists. It only means facts which prima facie will convince any reasonable person under the circumstances of the

Finding

March next following, Rajasthan Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 2005, s. 2(e). Means 'a conclusion upon an inquiry of fact [Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary]. See also Income Tax Officer Award, Sitapur v. Murlidhar Bhagwan Das, AIR 1965 SC

Antecedent debt

Antecedent debt, means antecedent in fact as well as in time, that is to say, that the debt must be truly independent of and

clearly erroneous

clearly erroneous : being or containing a finding of fact that is not supported by substantial or competent evidence or by reasonable inferences [findings of fact…shall not be

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