Section 83:
Presumption as to maps or plans made by authority of Government.
The Court shall
presume that maps or plans purporting to be made by the authority of 1[the Central Government or any
State Government] were so made, and are accurate; but maps or plans made for the purposes of any cause
must be proved to be accurate.
Notes:
1. The original word "Government" has successively been amended by the A.O. 1937, the A.O. 1948, Act 40 of
1949 and the A.O. 1950 to read as above.