Judicial notice

Court may take judicial notice in accordance with Art. 112(2) of Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984.

Court may take judicial notice in accordance with Art. 112(2) of Qanun-e-Shahadat, 1984.

Term "judicial notice" means expression which has been recognized without proving of something as existing or being true.

Term "judicial notice" means expression which has been recognized without proving of something as existing or being true.

Judicial notice was used by a court when it declared a fact presented as true without a formal presentation of evidence i.e. allowing a fact to be introduced into evidence if the truth of that fact was so notorious/well known, or so authoritatively attested that it cannot reasonably be doubted.

Value of the Rupee depreciated after 2004 and today in 2021 the value of the same amount would surely be much folded higher

Principles of equitable administration of justice system are equally applicable upon all

Trial Court remained silent on the return of earnest money without any premium which was unfair/unjust on the touchstone of equitable principles

High Court (declaring Rs. 4-Million as returnable) directed the respondent to return, within a period of thirty days, an amount of Rs. 2-Million more in addition to the already returned earnest money i.e. Rs. 2-Million.

Reports of the relevant period from the electronic and print media' had been taken into consideration by the Supreme Court, in forming the opinion generally as to the prevailing state of affairs having bearing on the issues involved in the matter

Parameters for the purpose of taking judicial notice of press reports detailed.

By bringing evidence on particular issue, purpose of evidence of parties is that exact factual position as well as relevancy of connected material be brought to the knowledge of Court to enable it to pass an order

In certain situations Judge has his own knowledge in respect to facts or material which is connected with issue involved in case, e.g. environmental condition, pollution in country, poverty and increase in prices etc.

If knowledge of Court itself is beneficial towards decision of one issue then there is no restriction under law that such knowledge was not to be exercised.

Taken of the fact that British nationals were not prevented from moving at time of Partition of India from one Dominion to the other Evidence Act (I of 1872), S. 57.