Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 47, Order 21, Rule 2 -- Execution - Payment of decretal amount out of Court - Application seeking certification of satisfaction of decree - Once DH admits his signatures on receipt acknowledging full and final payment, evidentiary burden stands duly discharged - Admission is the best evidence against maker and unless satisfactorily..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 102 -- Will - Burden to prove legality and validity of Will was casted upon defendants being the beneficiaries as per issue framed by trial Court - However, no prejudice was caused to defendants on account of an isolated observation made by Trial Court in its judgment and decree that onus to prove legality and validity of Will was upon..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 23 -- Insurance claim - Repudiation - Explosion/blast in boiler - Boiler in question was registered under Boilers Act and its usage was permitted for crushing season 2004-05 during which accident occurred - Once a certificate of registration for use of such boiler is issued, during currency of that certificate, boiler concerned would..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 47 -- Execution - Compromise decree - Violation of - DHs had failed to establish violation of compromise decree by JDs - Burden of proving violation of decree rests squarely on DHs - In the absence of cogent proof of such violation, execution cannot be sustained - Burden of proof, which lay upon DHs, had not been discharged - Executing..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 3 -- Rebuttal evidence - When there are multiple issues and if burden of proving some of issues is on defendant in such a case O.18.R.3 CPC gives an option to plaintiffs either to produce evidence on those issues or to reserve it by way of answer to evidence produced by other party - When plaintiff exercises such option, he can..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 1 -- Right to begin - When there are several issue in a case in respect to issue where burden is on defendant to prove, plaintiff can exercise the option as provided U.O.18.R.1 CPC - However, in respect to other issues right to lead evidence is always on plaintiff...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 7, Rule 11 -- Rejection of plaint - When a suit is instituted for possession, based on title to defeat suit on the ground of adverse possession, burden is on defendant to prove adverse possession for prescriptive period - This, therefore, cannot be an issue on which plaint could be rejected at threshold...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 18, Rule 3 -- Rebuttal evidence - Right to reserve the right to lead rebuttal evidence arises only if some of issues place burden on other party...........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 102 -- Burden of proof - Suit for declaration that partition deed is null and void - Initial burden is on plaintiff to prove that partition deed is invalid and is liable to be declared as null and void - On discharge of initial burden by plaintiffs, onus shifts to defendants to prove validity of partition deed...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 139, 118 -- Dishonour of cheque - Presumption - Once signature and execution of cheque is admitted, a statutory presumption arises u/ss 139, 118 of the Act that cheque was issued in discharge of a debt or a liability - This presumption is rebuttable but burden lies on accused to adduce cogent evidence...........
