LawgistThe Indian Post Office Act
14Post Office marks prima facie evidence of certain facts denoted
In every proceeding for the recovery of any postage or other sum alleged to be due under this Act in respect of a postal article,--
(a) the production of the postal article, having thereon the official mark of the Post Office denoting that the article has been refused, or that the addressee is dead or cannot be found, shall be prima facie evidence of the fact so denoted, and
(b) the person from whom the postal article purports to have come, shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to be the sender thereof.
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POSTAGE
- 7 Power to fix rates of inland postage
- 8 Power to make rules as to payment of postage and fees in certain cases
- 9 Power to make rules as to registered newspapers
- 10 Power to declare rates of foreign postage
- 11 Liability for payment of postage
- 12 Recovery of postage and other sums due in respect of postal articles
- 13 Customs duty paid by the post office to be recoverable as postage
- 14 Post Office marks prima facie evidence of certain facts denoted
- 15 Official mark to be evidence of amount of postage
