https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180287 Pedigree statements relating to blood, marriage or adoption are admissible under section 32(5) when made by a person with special means of knowledge before the dispute arose; the earlier petition statement was treated as ante litem motam and supported by independent proof of such knowledge, so it was rightly relied on. Testimony of family and connected witnesses is admissible under section 50 when their opinion on relationship is expressed through conduct, and attendance at family ceremonies or marriages may qualify as such conduct proved by direct oral evidence under section 60; the witnesses' familiarity with the family made their evidence relevant, while its weight remained for the lower courts. en-us Mon, 27 Apr 1959 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 19 Mar 2016 16:05:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180287 Pedigree statements relating to blood, marriage or adoption are admissible under section 32(5) when made by a person with special means of knowledge before the dispute arose; the earlier petition statement was treated as ante litem motam and supported by independent proof of such knowledge, so it was rightly relied on. Testimony of family and connected witnesses is admissible under section 50 when their opinion on relationship is expressed through conduct, and attendance at family ceremonies or marriages may qualify as such conduct proved by direct oral evidence under section 60; the witnesses' familiarity with the family made their evidence relevant, while its weight remained for the lower courts. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 27 Apr 1959 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180287