Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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In pari causa possessor potior haberi debet.
When two parties have equal claims, the possessor should be considered the stronger.
In pari causa potior est conditio possidentis
When two parties have equal claims, the position of the possessor is the stronger.
in pari causa
adv. [Latin "in an equal case"] In a case affecting two parties equally or in which they have equal rights <in pari causa, the possessor ordinarily defeats the nonpossessory claimant>.