QSO 1984 § Article 26 — Facts relevant when right or custom is in question

Statutory text (English)

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.
Illustrations
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 mortgage, particular instances in which A's father
exercised the right, or in which the exercise of the right was stopped by A's neighbours
are relevant facts.

Source and verification

Source citation: Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984 (P.O. No. X of 1984) Art. 26: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE QANUN-E-SHAHADAT ORDER 1984 (LAW OF EVIDENCE)' (P.O. No. X of 1984, last amended 2017-02-16 incl. Act No. IV of 2017), p. 20, 21, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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