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Conclusive proof

(1580): (1980) 1 SCC 499: (1979) 3 SCR 839. [Kerala Land Reforms Act 1963, s. 72K(2)] When one fact is declared by this Act to be conclusive proof of another, the court shall, on proof of the

presumption

presumption : an inference as to the existence of a fact not certainly known that the law requires to be drawn from the known or proven existence of some

jury

submitted to them ;esp : a body of individuals selected and sworn to inquire into a question of fact and to give their verdict according to the evidence occasionally used with a pl. verb [the are always

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knowledge

knowledge 1 a : awareness or understanding esp. of an act, a fact, or the truth : actual knowledge in this entry b : awareness that a fact or circumstance probably

Burden of proof

The burden of proof lies on the person who has to support his case by proof of a fact which is peculiarly within his own knowledge, or of which he is supposed to be cognizant. See Best

Fraud

actionable under the heading of deceit (q.v.). A knowing misrepresentation of the truth or con-cealment of a material fact to induce another to act to his or her detriment, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 670. In

Payment of Money into Court

slander, pay money into Court with a defence denying liability,' which he could not do before 1883. The fact that money has been paid into court may not be mentioned to the jury, (English) R.S.C., Ord. XXII.,

Possession

ambiguous term. The law books divide its concept into two broad categories (i) physical possession or possession in fact; and (ii) legal possession which need not coincide with possession in fact. The control over the property has

Presumption

either: (1) juris et de jure (irrebuttable); or (2) juris (rebuttable); or (3) hominis vel judicis (rebuttable, of fact). (1) The presumption juris et de jure is that where law or custom establishes the truth of any

accessory

intent contributes as an assistant or instigator to the commission of a felony called also accessory before the fact compare principal in the second degree at principal NOTE: The traditional distinction between accessories before the fact and

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