Documentary evidence
Full Text
Notwithstanding anything in any enactment to the contrary, no document shall be inadmissible in evidence in any proceeding at the trial of a petition under this Act on the ground that it is not duly stamped or registered.
Plain English Summary
Provides that no document shall be held inadmissible in evidence during a matrimonial trial merely because it lacks proper stamping or registration.
Key Legal Elements
- Overriding non-obstante clause against contrary provisions in other enactments (Stamp Act, Registration Act)
- Documents cannot be rejected as inadmissible merely for lack of due stamping
- Documents cannot be rejected as inadmissible merely for want of registration
Practical Note
Crucial evidentiary relaxation: informal family settlements, letters, agreements, or partition memos that might otherwise be hit by the Indian Stamp Act or Registration Act are admissible in matrimonial proceedings.
हिंदी पाठ
किसी अधिनियमिति में इसके प्रतिकूल किसी बात के होते हुए भी, इस अधिनियम के अधीन किसी अर्जी के विचारण की कार्यवाही में कोई भी दस्तावेज केवल इस आधार पर साक्ष्य में अग्राह्य नहीं होगा कि वह सम्यक् रूप से स्टाम्पित या रजिस्ट्रीकृत नहीं है।