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Fictions

Things the law treats as true even when they are not, and how far that goes.

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Constitutional3

Administrative5

Deemed Sanction for ProsecutionWanted
Deemed Confirmation of a ProbationerWanted
Deemed Refusal of InformationWanted
Deemed UniversityWanted
Deemed SuspensionWanted

Criminal6

Constructive Liability of an Unlawful AssemblyWanted
The Child Incapable of CrimeWanted
Presumed Knowledge of LawWanted
Abettor Present at the OffenceWanted
Presumption of Culpable Mental StateWanted
Custody by SurrenderWanted

Evidence10

The Presumption of DeathWanted
Conclusive Proof of LegitimacyWanted
The Prudent ManWanted
Presumptions in Dowry CasesWanted
Presumption of Absence of ConsentWanted
Possession of Recently Stolen GoodsWanted
Regularity of Official ActsWanted
Thirty-Year-Old DocumentsWanted
Judgments in RemWanted
Presumptions as to Electronic RecordsWanted

Civil Procedure7

Contract4

Tort3

Property9

The Deity as a Juristic PersonWanted
Constructive NoticeWanted
The Lost GrantWanted
Transfer for the Benefit of an Unborn PersonWanted
Constructive PossessionWanted
The Constructive TrustWanted
Holding OverWanted
Deemed Lapse of Land AcquisitionWanted
Deemed Purchase by the TenantWanted

Family10

Notional PartitionWanted
Relation Back in AdoptionWanted
Legitimate Children of Void MarriagesWanted
The Adopted Child as Natural-BornWanted
Marriage Presumed from CohabitationWanted
The Child in the WombWanted
Simultaneous DeathsWanted
Constructive DesertionWanted
Acknowledgment of PaternityWanted
Presumption of JointnessWanted

Corporate7

The Company as a PersonWanted
The Director Deemed GuiltyWanted
The Private Subsidiary of a Public CompanyWanted
The Partner by Holding OutWanted
The Firm NameWanted
Deemed ProspectusWanted
Partner as Agent of the FirmWanted

Competition2

Presumption of Appreciable Adverse EffectWanted
Deemed Approval of CombinationsWanted

Securities3

Banking4

The MoratoriumWanted
Presumption in Favour of the Holder of a ChequeWanted
Bank Officers as Public ServantsWanted
Insolvency Officers as Public ServantsWanted

Tax19

Deemed DividendWanted
The Deemed OwnerWanted
Unexplained Money as IncomeWanted
Deemed SalesWanted
Income of Spouse and Minor ChildWanted
Income Deemed to Accrue in IndiaWanted
Notional RentWanted
Stamp Duty Value as ConsiderationWanted
Receipts without Consideration Deemed IncomeWanted
Book ProfitWanted
Presumptive TaxationWanted
Deemed ResidentWanted
Assessee in DefaultWanted
Representative AssesseeWanted
Deemed International TransactionWanted
Deemed Speculation BusinessWanted
Deemed Short-Term Capital GainWanted
Deemed ManufactureWanted
E-Commerce Operator as SupplierWanted

Labour5

Continuous ServiceWanted
The Principal EmployerWanted
Deemed Permission for Closure and RetrenchmentWanted
Individual Dispute as Industrial DisputeWanted
Model Standing Orders Deemed AdoptedWanted

IP5

The Employer as First OwnerWanted
Person Skilled in the ArtWanted
The Consumer of Average Intelligence and Imperfect RecollectionWanted
Convention PriorityWanted
Deemed Abandonment of a Patent ApplicationWanted

Tech & Data3

Legitimate Uses without ConsentWanted
Attribution of Electronic RecordsWanted
Time and Place of Electronic DispatchWanted

Environment1

Rivers and Nature as Legal PersonsWanted

Arbitration2

The Award as a DecreeWanted
Settlement as an Arbitral AwardWanted

International (Public)5

Private International1

Domicile of DependenceWanted

Jurisprudence3

Declaratory Theory of Judicial DecisionsWanted
Social ContractWanted
Veil of IgnoranceWanted

Legal History1

The State as SuccessorWanted

Interpretation1

Deeming ProvisionsWanted