INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
49. Opinion as to usages, tenets, etc., when relevant.
43. Opinion as to usages, tenets, etc., when relevant.
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INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT, 1872
49. Opinion as to usages, tenets, etc., when relevant. –– When the Court has to form an opinion as
to––
the usages and tenets of any body of men or family,
the constitution and government of any religious or charitable foundation, or
the meaning of words or terms used in particular districts or by particular classes of people,
the opinions of persons having special means of knowledge thereon are, relevant facts.
Repealed / replaced by BSA India Code — IEA 1872
BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM, 2023
43. Opinion as to usages, tenets, etc., when relevant.—When the Court has to form an opinion as
to—
(i) the usages and tenets of any body of men or family;
(ii) the constitution and governance of any religious or charitable foundation; or
(iii) the meaning of words or terms used in particular districts or by particular classes of people,
the opinions of persons having special means of knowledge thereon, are relevant facts.
Current law India Code — BSA 2023