{"id":65795,"date":"2025-09-30T14:43:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T09:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=65795"},"modified":"2025-09-30T14:55:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T09:25:58","slug":"preponderance-of-probability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/preponderance-of-probability\/","title":{"rendered":"Preponderance of Probability"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Preponderance of Probability Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The judgment on the title battle over the 1,500 square yards in the town of Ayodhya is founded on the \u201ctest of preponderance of probabilities\u201d over who had possession of the outer and inner courtyards of the disputed premises, according to former Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Preponderance of Probability<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a widely accepted <\/span><b>standard of proof in civil proceedings.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The preponderance of probability <\/span><b>refers to the greater likelihood of one event or fact over another.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this context, <\/span><b>a fact is considered proven<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when the <\/span><b>evidence suggests that the occurrence of the fact is more likely than not.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is not about certainty or eliminating all doubts but rather<\/span><b> about weighing evidence to see which side presents a more probable scenario.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>In civil cases, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>party bearing the burden of proof needs to show<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <\/span><b>their version <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of events<\/span><b> is more plausible than the opposing party\u2019s.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This standard<\/span><b> contrasts sharply with the criminal law standard of \u201cbeyond a reasonable doubt,\u201d<\/b> <b>where <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>prosecution must prove the defendant\u2019s guilt<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to a much higher level of certainty.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>In civil cases<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by contrast, the <\/span><b>balance of probabilities leans toward the more convincing narrative.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><b>Narayan Ganesh Dastane v. Sucheta Narayan Dastane (1975<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/supreme-court-of-india\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Supreme Court<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of India <\/span><b>stated that under Section 3 of the Indian Evidence Act, a fact is said to be proved when the court believes in its existence based on a \u201cpreponderance of probability.\u201d\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The court<\/span><b> applies this test by evaluating conflicting probabilities and choosing the most probable <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scenario.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Application of Preponderance of Probability in Civil Law<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The preponderance of probability is the <\/span><b>standard of proof used in most civil litigation.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Civil cases <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">typically involve disputes <\/span><b>over rights, contracts, property, or torts,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>plaintiff must demonstrate that their claim is more likely true<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than false.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, in a breach of contract case, the plaintiff must show that it is more likely than not that the contract was breached.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/ayodhya-verdict-relied-on-legal-principles-of-possession-not-on-desecration-view\/article70108259.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The preponderance of probability refers to the greater likelihood of one event or fact over another. 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