Mond. Iqbal Madar Sheikh v. State of Maharashtra
1 SCC 722Reported decision1981#4266 most cited
What is Mond. Iqbal Madar Sheikh v. State of Maharashtra authority for?
A legal fiction created by a deeming clause requires courts to assume the fictional state of affairs as real, along with its natural consequences, unless otherwise prohibited by statute.
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Mond. Iqbal Madar Sheikh v. State of Maharashtra · legal fiction · deeming clause · statutory fiction · consequence of fiction · 1981 SCC 722