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Oral evidence

Matched in: Term Oral evidence

Evidence

Matched in: Term Evidence

Burden of proof

presumption in his favour. The evidence required to shift the burden need not necessarily be direct evidence, i.e. oral or documentary evidence or admissions made by opposite party; it may comprise circumstantial evidence or presumption of law

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Trial

for the party first heard (plaintiff or petitioner) being heard in reply. When an issue is tried by oral evidence before the Court itself, the Common Law practice is followed. In the Chancery Division actions are almost invariably

Parol evidence

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Secondary evidence

Matched in: Term Secondary evidence

Sufficiency of evidence

Matched in: Term Sufficiency of evidence

testimony

-nies [Latin testimonium, from testis witness] : evidence furnished by a witness under oath or affirmation and either orally or in an affidavit or deposition former testimony : testimony that a witness gives at a different proceeding

Lost document

after a proper search made, it may be proved by the 'secondary evidence' of a copy or by oral evidence of its contents. See Powell on Evidence; and as to the case of a lost will, see Woodward

Record

issue referred to, must be remitted alongwith the findings of the civil court. All records including the evidence, oral and document-ary produced before it along with its finding, Parameshwaran v. Raman, 1986 Ker LT 621.

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