Indian Evidence Act, 1872
13. Facts relevant when right or custom is in question
Where the question is
as to the existence of any right or custom, the following facts are relevant.
(a) Any transaction by
which the right or custom in question was created, claimed, modified,
recognized, asserted, or denied, or which was inconsistent with its existence;
(b) Particular
instances in which the right or custom was claimed, recognized, or exercised,
or in which its exercise was disputed, asserted or departed from.
Illustration
The question is,
whether A has a right to a fishery. A deed conferring the fishery on A’s
ancestors, a mortgage of the fishery by A’s father, a subsequent grant of the
fishery by A’s father, irreconcilable with the mortgage, instances in which A’s
father exercised the right, or in which the exercise of the right was stopped
by A’s neighbors, are relevant facts.