Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
BSA Section 82
Presumption as to maps or plans made by authority of Government
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BSA Section 82 deals with presumption as to maps or plans made by authority of government and replaces Evidence Act 83.
Bare act text — BSA 82
82. Presumption as to maps or plans made by authority of Government.
The Court shall presume that maps or plans purporting to be made by the authority of the Central Government or any State Government were so made, and are accurate; but maps or plans made for the purposes of any cause must be proved to be accurate.
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What was BSA Section 82 in the Evidence Act?
BSA Section 82 (Presumption as to maps or plans made by authority of Government) replaces Section 83 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Evidence Act 83 is now BSA 82.
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Nearby BSA sections
- BSA 77 — Proof of other official documents
- BSA 78 — Presumption as to genuineness of certified copies
- BSA 79 — Presumption as to documents produced as record of evidence, etc
- BSA 80 — Presumption as to Gazettes, newspapers, and other documents
- BSA 81 — Presumption as to Gazettes in electronic or digital record
- BSA 83 — Presumption as to collections of laws and reports of decisions
- BSA 84 — Presumption as to powers-of-attorney
- BSA 85 — Presumption as to electronic agreements
- BSA 86 — Presumption as to electronic records and electronic signatures
- BSA 87 — Presumption as to Electronic Signature Certificates