THE

 

QANUN‑E‑SHAHADAT ORDER, 1984

(X OF 1894). [28th October, 1984)

 

 

 

PART 11

 

ON PROOF

 

CHAPTER VII

 

FACTS WHICH NEED NOT BE PROVED

 

112. Facts of which Court must take judicial notice. (1) the Court shall take judicial notice of the following facts‑‑

 

(a)  All‑Pakistan laws;

 

(b)  Article of War for the Armed Forces;

 

(c)  The. course of proceeding of the Central Legislature and any Legislature established under any law for the time being in force in Pakistan; .

 

(d)  The seals of all the Courts in Pakistan and of all Courts out of Pakistan established by the authority of the Federal Government or the Government representative, the seals of Court of Admiralty and Maritime jurisdiction and of Notaries Public and all seals which any person is authorized to use by any Act or Regulation having the force of law in Pakistan;

 

(e)  The accession to office, names, titles, functions and signatures of the persons filling for the time being any public office in Pakistan, if the fact of their appointment to such office is notified in the official Gazette;

 

(f)         The existence, title and national flag of every Store or Sovereign

recognised by the Federal Government;

 

(g)        The divisions of time, the gerographical divisions of the world, and

      public festivals, facts and holidays notified in the official Gazette;

 

(h)  The territories under the dominion of Pakistan;

 

(i)         The commencement, continuance and termination of hostilities

       between Pakistan any other State or body of persons;

 

(j)   The names of .the members and officers of the Court and of their deputies and subordinate officers and assistants and also of all officers acting in execution of its process, and of all Advocates and other persons authorized by law to appear or act before it;

 

(k) The rule of the road on land or at sea.

 

(2) In all cases referred to in clause (1), and also on all matters of public

history, literature, science or art, the Court may resort for its aid. to appropriate books or documents of reference.

 

(3) If the Court is called upon by any person to take judicial notice of any fact, it may refuse to do so unless and until such person produces any such book or document as it may consider necessary to enable it to do so.