Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 277 · Decided 2 May 2006
Anil Rishi v. Gurbaksh Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 277 · [2006] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 659
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2413/2006
- Decided
- 2 May 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, P.K. BALASUBRAMANYAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act
Headnote
B Evidence Act, I872: ss. JOI and I02-Burden of proof-Suit for declaring sale deed as void-Forgery and fabrication of document alleged-Held, with a view to C prove forgery or fabrication in a document, possession of the same by defendant would not change legal position-Initial burden of proof instance. Evidence-Burden of proof and onus of proof-Distinction between- D Explained. Words and Phrases: Expressions 'burden of proof' and 'onus of proof'--Connotation of in the context of Evidence Act. Suit-Framing of issues-Practice and Procedure. Pursuant to an agreement of sale between
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