https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302918 Long and continuous cohabitation of a man and woman as husband and wife gives rise to a rebuttable presumption of valid marriage under the evidentiary principles reflected in Sections 114 and 50 of the Indian Evidence Act, with the burden resting heavily on the party denying the marriage to displace that presumption by clear evidence. On the facts stated, continuous cohabitation after the death of Mangal supported the presumption, and the contrary finding that Lolli was not the legally married wife of Radhika was not sustained on the record. en-us Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 17:56:34 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302918 Long and continuous cohabitation of a man and woman as husband and wife gives rise to a rebuttable presumption of valid marriage under the evidentiary principles reflected in Sections 114 and 50 of the Indian Evidence Act, with the burden resting heavily on the party denying the marriage to displace that presumption by clear evidence. On the facts stated, continuous cohabitation after the death of Mangal supported the presumption, and the contrary finding that Lolli was not the legally married wife of Radhika was not sustained on the record. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=302918