Relevancy of statements as to any law contained in law books including electronic or digital form.

What this section does

When a court must form an opinion about the law of any foreign country, statements of such law contained in books purporting to be printed or published under the authority of that country's government are relevant. Reports of rulings of courts of that country contained in books purporting to be reports of such rulings (including in electronic or digital form) are also relevant.

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

The rule in one line

Authoritative law books and law reports of a foreign country (including digital form) are relevant to prove that country's law.

When it applies

• A court needs to determine the law of England on a contractual matter — a book published under the authority of the UK Government containing that law is relevant.
• A question arises about a ruling of a US court — a book purporting to be a report of US court rulings is relevant to prove that ruling.

Derived from IEA s.38.