83 Evidence Act - Presumption as to maps or plans made by authority of Government

Section 83 of Indian Evidence Act 1872 - Presumption as to maps or plans made by authority of Government

The Court shall presume that maps or plans purporting to be made by the authority of 1[the Central Government or any State Government] were so made, and are accurate; but maps or plans made for the purposes of any cause must be proved to be accurate.
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1. The original word "Government" has successively been amended by the A.O. 1937, the A.O. 1948, Act 40 of 1949 and the A.O. 1950 to read as above.

Indian Evidence Act 1872

Section 81 Presumption as to Gazettes, newspapers, private Acts of Parliament and other documents

Section 81A Presumption as to Gazettes in electronic forms

Section 82 Presumption as to document admissible in England without proof of seal or signature

Section 83 Presumption as to maps or plans made by authority of Government

Section 84 Presumption as to collections of laws and reports of decisions

Section 85 Presumptions as to powers-of-attorney

Section 85A Presumption as to electronic agreements

Section 85B Presumption as to electronic records and electronic signatures

Section 85C Presumption as to Electronic Signature Certificates

Section 86 Presumption as to certified copies of foreign judicial records

Section 87 Presumption as to books, maps and charts

Section 88 Presumption as to telegraphic messages

Section 88A Presumption as to electronic messages

Section 89 Presumption as to due execution, etc., of documents not produced

Section 90 Presumption as to documents thirty years old