Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 10
Facts tending to enable Court to determine amount are relevant in suits for damages
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BSA Section 10 deals with facts tending to enable court to determine amount are relevant in suits for damages and replaces Evidence Act 12.
Bare act text — BSA 10
10. Facts tending to enable Court to determine amount are relevant in suits for damages.
In suits in which damages are claimed, any fact which will enable the Court to determine the amount of damages which ought to be awarded, is relevant
What changed from the Evidence Act
- Evidence Act 12 → BSA 10: No change except in the heading, where the words "In suits for damages" are placed at the end instead of the beginning.
Frequently asked
What was BSA Section 10 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 10 (Facts tending to enable Court to determine amount are relevant in suits for damages) replaces Section 12 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 12 is now BSA 10.
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Nearby BSA sections
- BSA 5 — Facts which are occasion, cause or effect of facts in issue or relevant facts
- BSA 6 — Motive, preparation and previous or subsequent conduct
- BSA 7 — Facts necessary to explain or introduce fact in issue or relevant facts
- BSA 8 — Things said or done by conspirator in reference to common design
- BSA 9 — When facts not otherwise relevant become relevant
- BSA 11 — Facts relevant when right or custom is in question
- BSA 12 — Facts showing existence of state of mind, or of body or bodily feeling
- BSA 13 — Facts bearing on question whether act was accidental or intentional
- BSA 14 — Existence of course of business when relevant
- BSA 15 — Admission defined