Evidence Act Section 40 is now BSA Section 34
- Evidence Act 40 (Previous judgments relevant to bar a second suit or trial) → BSA 34 Previous judgments relevant to bar a second suit or trial
Verbatim · BSA 3434. Previous judgments relevant to bar a second suit or trial.— The existence of any judgment, order or decree which by law prevents any Court from taking cognizance of a suit or holding a trial, is a relevant fact when the question is whether such Court ought to take cognizance of such suit or to hold such trial.
Read the full BSA Section 34 →
The BSA replaced the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 from 1 July 2024.
Old-to-new correspondence is indicative and not always one-to-one; read the new text itself.