Section 111. Proof of good faith in transactions where one party is in relation of active confidence
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Act
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Section number
111
Section reader
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
111. Proof of good faith in transactions where one party is in relation of active confidence
Where there is a question as to the good faith of a transaction between parties, one of whom stands to the other in a position of active confidence, the burden of proving the good faith of a transaction between parties, one of whom stands to the other in a position of active confidence, the burden of proving the good faith of the transaction is on the party who is in a position of active confidence.
Illustrations
(a) The good faith of a sale by a client to an attorney is in question in a suit brought by the client. The burden proving the good faith of the transaction is on the attorney.
(b) The good faith of a sale by a son just come of age to a father is in question is a suit brought by the son. The burden of proving the good faith of the transaction is on the father.
