Lex Fori definition
Lex Fori. . Lex Fori means the law of place where the question arises. For the example if the question arises whether person is competent witness or particular fact is admissible, it shall be decided according to the law of the country where Forum (Court) exist. Mainly it is procedural law. But section 115 of the Act is substantive law. In 1868 Mr. Henry Maine drafted but that was not suitable. In 1871 Sir James Fitzjames Stephen drafted Indian Evidence which converted into Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872). So Sir James Fitzjames Stephen is called father of „Father of Indian Evidence Act, 1872‟. He had written „A Digest of the Law of Evidence‟. Originally Indian Evidence Act contained 167 Sections, 11 Chapters and one Schedule. But in 1938 Schedule was repealed. Now, Indian Evidence Act contained 167 Sections, 11 Chapters.