Evidence Act 1893 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 1 · Relevancy of Facts
12. In suits for damages facts tending to enable court to determine amount are relevant
Feedback & supportIn suits in which damages are claimed, any fact which will enable the court to determine the amount of damages which ought to be awarded is relevant.
fact
“fact” includes —(a)any thing, state of things, or relation of things, capable of being received by the senses; and(b)any mental condition of which any person is conscious;Illustrations(a) That there are certain objects arranged in a certain order in a certain place is a fact.(b) That a man heard or saw something is a fact.(c) That a man said certain words is a fact.(d) That a man holds a certain opinion, has a certain intention, acts in good faith or fraudulently, or uses a particular word in a particular sense, or is or was at a specified time conscious of a particular sensation, is a fact.(e) That a man has a certain reputation is a fact.