Section 14 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Presumption as to foreign judgments

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Section 14: Presumption as to foreign judgments

The Court shall presume upon the production of any document purporting to be a certified copy of a foreign judgment, that such judgment was pronounced by a Court of competent jurisdiction, unless the contrary appears on the record; but such presumption may be displaced by proving want of jurisdiction.

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