Relevancy of Rights and Customs | All about Section 13, Evidence | Lecture 12 | Ft. Pankaj Sinhmar

Section 13 of Indian Evidence Act, 1872 makes those other facts relevant which are needed to establish the relevancy of a custom or right. A right is a rule about what a person is allowed to do or have. A custom is a usage of a practice common to a particular place, class, or caste. This video explains the utility of Section 13 with examples in a very lucid language to make the concept of this section clear.

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Q. When right or custom is in question? What facts are relevant? Illustrate your answer. [UPJS 1985]

Q. What facts are relevant when the question is as to the existence of any right or custom? Answer with examples. [UPJS 1999]

Q. Which Section of the Evidence Act lays down rules regarding relevant facts when the right or custom is in question? [HPJS 2012]
(a) Section 12
(b) Section 13
(c) Section 14
(d) Section 15
Ans. (b)

Q. A marriage was solemnized in a general customary form. What is the rule for proving that it is legal wedlock? [UP APP 2006]
(a) The custom shall be proved by evidence
(b) The court takes judicial notice of the custom
(c) The court shall evaluate the effect of custom on general public
(d) All of the above
Ans. (d)

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