Section 37 Indian Evidence Act 1872
Section 37 of the Indian Evidence Act 1872 is about ‘Relevancy of statement as to fact of public nature contained in certain Acts or notifications‘. It is under ‘STATEMENTS MADE UNDER SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES’ of Chapter II of the Act. Chapter II is titled ‘OF THE RELEVANCY OF FACTS‘.
Relevancy of statement as to fact of public nature contained in certain Acts or notifications
When the Court has to form an opinion as to the existence of any fact of a public nature, any statement of it, made in a recital contained in any Act of Parliament 4
[of the United Kingdom] or in any [Central Act, Provincial Act] or [a State Act] or in a Government notification or notification by the Crown Representative appearing in the Official Gazette or in any printed paper purporting to be the London Gazette or the Government Gazette of any Dominion, colony or possession of his Majesty is a [relevant fact].
See also:
Section 36 Indian Evidence Act 1872 (Relevancy of statements in maps, charts and plans)