Finding - Indian Laws - General

Word finding Oxford Dictionary which gives the following meaning to the word finding : the conclusion reached by judicial or other inquiry . Black s Law Dictionary defines find and finding of fact thus: find - to determine a fact in dispute by verdict or decision. and, finding of fact: A determination by a judge, jury, or administrative agency of a fact supported by the evidence in the record, usually presented at the trial or hearing. Webster Comprehensive Dictionary defines the expression finding as under: the act of finding; that which is found; discovery; 2. Law A conclusion arrived at before an official or a court. 3 Support; expense. P. Ramanathan Aiyar s Law Lexicon (Second Ed.) assigns the following meaning to the term finding : The decision of a judge, arbitrator, jury, or referee. It further explains the term thus: A term used by the profession and by the courts as meaning the decision of a trial court upon disputed facts. M/S. ANAND BROTHERS P. LTD. TR. MD. VERSUS UNION OF INDIA OTHERS - 2014 (10) TMI 550 - SUPREME COURT