Opinion as to usages, tenets, etc., when relevant
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Summary
When the court needs to understand the customs or tenets of a community or family, the constitution or management of a religious or charitable foundation, or the local meaning of words used by a particular district or class, the opinions of people who have special knowledge about those matters are relevant. The court may treat those opinions as facts to form its judgment.
Example
Priya files a suit about a village path where local custom governs who may use it. The court needs to know the custom, so it hears an expert who has studied that village practice for years. Under this section the expert's opinion is treated as a relevant fact and is considered when the court decides the case.
Bare Act
Enacted textWhen 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.
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