📘 Law Relating to Presumptions, Burden and Proof of Documents | 4th Edition (2020)
✒️ Authored by: Justice P.S. Narayana | Language: English | Publisher: Asia Law House

This authoritative work by Justice P.S. Narayana provides a comprehensive and analytical study of the principles governing presumptions, burden of proof, and documentary evidence under Indian law. Extensively revised in its 4th Edition (2020), the book serves as an indispensable reference for lawyers, judges, academicians, and students dealing with the law of evidence and documentary proof.

🔍 Key Features:

• 📜 Doctrinal Clarity – detailed explanation of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 relating to presumptions, shifting of burden of proof, and evidentiary value of documents.

• ⚖️ Judicial Pronouncements – exhaustive coverage of landmark judgments of the Supreme Court and High Courts interpreting the law on documentary proof.

• 📝 Proof of Documents – guidance on primary and secondary evidence, electronic records, attestation, registration, stamping, handwriting, and expert opinion.

• 🛠️ Practical Utility – discussions on proving contracts, wills, gift deeds, mortgage deeds, sale deeds, and other instruments in civil and criminal trials.

• 📚 Presumptions of Law & Fact – statutory and judicial presumptions, presumptions regarding official records, and their rebuttal.

• 💻 Modern Developments – analysis of electronic evidence, digital signatures, and the impact of IT Act provisions on proof of documents.

• 🆕 4th Edition (2020) – updated with the latest statutory amendments, evidentiary rules, and judicial trends.

🎯 Recommended For:

• Advocates & legal practitioners in civil, criminal, and commercial litigation

• Judges, magistrates & judicial officers dealing with evidentiary matters

• Academicians & law students studying the law of evidence

• Corporate counsels, compliance officers & documentation professionals

• Libraries & institutions of legal research

This 4th Edition (2020) of Law Relating to Presumptions, Burden and Proof of Documents by Justice P.S. Narayana is a scholarly yet practice-oriented resource, blending statutory clarity, judicial depth, and practical guidance—making it an essential reference on documentary evidence and evidentiary principles in India.