Relevancy of statement as to fact of public nature contained in certain Acts or notifications.

What this section does

When a court must form an opinion about the existence of a fact of public nature, any statement of that fact made in a recital in a Central or State Act, or in an Official Gazette notification (including electronic or digital form), is a relevant fact. This provision extends to printed papers or electronic/digital publications purporting to be such Gazettes.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

The rule in one line

Recitals in legislation or Official Gazette notifications are relevant to prove facts of a public nature.

When it applies

• A court needs to determine whether a particular area was notified as a scheduled area — a recital in a State Government notification in the Official Gazette is relevant.
• A question arises whether a certain date was declared a public holiday — a statement in a Central Act or Gazette notification to that effect is relevant.

Derived from IEA s.37.