GOVERNMENT OF GOA THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARYversusMARIA JULIETA D’SOUZA (D) & ORS.
Case No.: CIVIL APPEAL No. 722/2016
Decision Date: 31-01-2024
Disposal: Dismissed
Neutral Citation: 2024INSC88

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						 GOVERNMENT OF GOA THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY versus MARIA JULIETA D’SOUZA (D) & ORS.  - [2024] 1 S.C.R. 11902024 INSC 88 PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, ARAVIND KUMAR Issue for Consideration Whether the High Court, while allowing first appeal against judgment of trial court that dismissed the suit filed by respondent for declaration of title and injunction, had wrongly shifted the burden of proof on to the than requiring the plaintiff to prove its title. Headnotes Suit – Suit for declaration of title and injunction – Standard of proof – While inquiring into whether a fact is proved, sufficiency of evidence to be seen in the context of standard of proof, which in civil cases is by 

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