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Practice paper — BSA Chapter III — Facts Which Need Not Be Proved
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1.According to Section 51 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, which of the following is correct?
- (A) Facts of which the Court will take judicial notice must be proved by the parties.
- (B) No fact of which the Court will take judicial notice need be proved.
- (C) The Court may take judicial notice only if the fact is proved.
- (D) Only documentary facts are exempted from proof.
2.Which requirement is removed by Section 51 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023?
- (A) The need to prove facts of which the Court will take judicial notice.
- (B) The Court's power to take judicial notice of facts.
- (C) The requirement that all facts be supported by documentary evidence.
- (D) The obligation to record oral testimony in every case.
3.Under Section 52 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, the Court shall take judicial notice of which of the following?
- (A) All laws in force in the territory of India including laws having extra-territorial operation.
- (B) Only Central laws in force in India.
- (C) Only laws enacted after 1950.
- (D) Only State laws notified in the Official Gazette.
4.A party asks the Court to take judicial notice of a fact concerning public history. The party produces no book or document. Under Section 52(2), how may the Court respond?
- (A) The Court must take judicial notice of the fact whenever asked by any party.
- (B) The Court may resort to books or documents but is obliged to take notice without any production.
- (C) The Court may refuse to take judicial notice unless and until the person produces such book or document as it considers necessary.
- (D) The Court must appoint an expert to find the necessary documents before taking notice.
5.Does Section 52 require the Court to take judicial notice of international treaties, agreements or conventions involving India?
- (A) No — Section 52 only covers domestic statutes.
- (B) Yes — but only if the treaty has been incorporated into domestic law by Parliament.
- (C) Only treaties affecting trade are covered; others are excluded.
- (D) Yes — it includes international treaty, agreement or convention with country or countries by India, and decisions made by India at international associations or other bodies.
6.Section 52(1)(f) deals with accession to public office. Will the Court take judicial notice of a person's accession to a public office if the appointment is not notified in any Official Gazette?
- (A) No — only if the fact of their appointment is notified in an Official Gazette will the Court take judicial notice.
- (B) Yes — Gazette notification is not required for judicial notice of public office.
- (C) Yes — publication in any newspaper suffices for judicial notice.
- (D) No — the Court can never take judicial notice of appointments and such facts must always be proved by viva voce evidence.
7.Under Section 53 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, which of the following types of facts is explicitly stated as not needing proof?
- (A) Facts admitted by the parties or their agents at the hearing
- (B) Facts admitted orally before the hearing without writing
- (C) Facts merely alleged in argument but not pleaded
- (D) Facts established by expert opinion only
8.Which of the following is an express safeguard or exception contained in Section 53?
- (A) Admissions by agents are ineffective unless ratified in writing
- (B) Facts admitted in pleadings must always be proved by further evidence
- (C) Admissions before hearing are valid only if witnessed by the court
- (D) The Court may, in its discretion, require that facts admitted be proved otherwise than by such admissions
9.If parties orally agree before the hearing to admit a fact, does Section 53 relieve them from proving that fact?
- (A) Yes, any pre-hearing agreement to admit a fact removes the need for proof
- (B) No, a pre-hearing admission is covered only when made by writing under their hands
- (C) Yes, but only if the admission is repeated at the hearing
- (D) No, pre-hearing admissions are effective only if made by the parties' agents
10.A party's authorized agent admits a fact at the hearing. Under Section 53, what is the effect on the requirement to prove that fact?
- (A) The fact must still be proved because agents' admissions are not recognized
- (B) The fact need not be proved only if the admission is also in writing
- (C) The fact generally need not be proved, subject to the Court's discretion to require proof otherwise
- (D) The fact becomes conclusive and cannot be challenged by the Court
11.Which of the following best describes the legal effect of the proviso to Section 53?
- (A) It allows the Court discretion to require proof of facts even when they have been admitted by the parties or their agents
- (B) It mandates that admitted facts are conclusive and cannot be re-examined by the Court
- (C) It restricts the applicability of admissions to written documents only
- (D) It permits parties to withdraw admissions at any time without consequence
Answer key
1. B2. A3. A4. C5. D6. A7. A8. D9. B10. C11. A
Explanations
- 1. (B) Section 51 states: "No fact of which the Court will take judicial notice need be proved." This directly means such facts do not require proof by the parties.
- 2. (A) The provision declares: "No fact of which the Court will take judicial notice need be proved," thereby removing the requirement to prove those judicially noticeable facts.
- 3. (A) Clause (1)(a) expressly states the Court shall take judicial notice of all laws in force in the territory of India including laws having extra-territorial operation. The provision does not limit this to only Central or only State laws.
- 4. (C) Section 52(2) permits the Court to resort to appropriate books or documents for matters of public history, literature, science or art and states that the Court may refuse to take judicial notice until the person produces any such book or document it considers necessary. It does not mandate appointment of an expert.
- 5. (D) Clause (1)(b) explicitly lists 'international treaty, agreement or convention with country or countries by India, or decisions made by India at international associations or other bodies' as facts of which the Court shall take judicial notice. There is no express limitation to treaties incorporated by Parliament in this clause.
- 6. (A) Clause (1)(f) limits judicial notice of accession to office to cases where the fact of appointment is notified in an Official Gazette. If there is no such Gazette notification, the condition in the clause is not satisfied and judicial notice is not mandated.
- 7. (A) Section 53 states that no fact needs to be proved which the parties thereto or their agents agree to admit at the hearing. The provision does not treat pre-hearing oral admissions, mere allegations in argument, or expert-only assertions as falling within that listed category.
- 8. (D) The proviso to Section 53 expressly provides that the Court may, in its discretion, require the facts admitted to be proved otherwise than by such admissions. The other options are not stated in the provision.
- 9. (B) Section 53 covers pre-hearing admissions only when the parties agree to admit by any writing under their hands. Oral pre-hearing agreements are not mentioned and therefore are not covered by this clause.
- 10. (C) Section 53 states facts admitted by the parties or their agents at the hearing need not be proved. However, the proviso allows the Court, in its discretion, to require that such admitted facts be proved otherwise than by the admissions.
- 11. (A) The proviso to Section 53 explicitly states that the Court may, in its discretion, require the facts admitted to be proved otherwise than by such admissions. It therefore grants judicial discretion rather than making admissions conclusive or allowing unconditional withdrawal.