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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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