Evidence Act, 1872, Section 17 -- Admission - Admission by a party can amount to proof for establishing a fact...........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 12, 13 -- Divorce - Infertility (barrenness) of wife - Divorce petition dismissed on the ground that barrenness is not a ground for divorce within the purview of Hindu Marriage Act - However, in the impugned order it is not clear whether wife was barren or not and no conclusive proof of barrenness of wife is on record - Husband wants to..........
Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 13(1)(ia) -- Divorce - Cruelty - Petition by husband - Statement of wife that she was not ready to live with husband is not a proof that she was not willing to live in the company of husband in his village, but it is a statement made in view of subsequent events, i.e. solemnization of marriage by husband with another lady, which stands..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 102 -- Burden of proof - In a suit for declaration of title, recovery of possession and mandatory injunction, entire burden lies on plaintiff to prove his valid right and title and also title of his vendor...........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 141 -- Dishonour of cheque - Offence by company - Complaint avers explicitly that all accused including applicants were in charge of and responsible for conduct of business and were managing day-to-day affairs of company when cheque in question was issued and subsequently dishonoured - At the stage of summoning, presence of..........
Evidence Act, 1872, Section 102 -- Onus to prove - Joint Family Property - Sale by Karta - Onus to prove that a sale made by Karta on behalf of other coparceners of HUF for legal necessity lies on alienee/purchaser - However, onus of proof on stranger/purchaser cannot run counter to principle of reverse burden enshrined in S.106 of the Act and saddle him with liability to..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 12, Rule 6 -- Judgment on admission - A document or statement recorded in another proceeding unless duly exhibited and proved as admissible evidence during the trial of civil suit in accordance with law of evidence, cannot ipso facto constitute an admission that is conclusive and dispensatory of requirement of proof U.O.12.R.6 CPC - Such..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 12, Rule 6 -- Judgment on admission - Court before invoking provision U.O.12.R.6 CPC, must be satisfied beyond cavil that admission is of a conclusive nature and does not hinge upon proof or disproof of any other collateral fact in issue...........
Rent and Eviction -- In a suit for eviction, proof of ownership of tenanted premises is not to be strictly looked at as in a suit for declaration of title...........
Will -- Proof of - Mere fact that testator would not keep in mind the interest of his own wife, is not a valid ground to suspect the intentions of testator or probity of bequest made...........
