Gauhati High Court holds certified copy of sale deed admissible under Section 65 Evidence Act when original lost by lawyer

The Court noted that the original sale deed was lost from the custody of the appellant's lawyer and that the execution of the original sale deed was proved beyond reasonable doubt.
Gauhati High Court
Gauhati High Court

A certified copy of a sale deed is admissible in evidence under Section 65(c) of the Indian Evidence Act when the original is lost due to no fault of the party, the Gauhati High Court recently held [Satyendra Medhi vs. Pramod Medhi].

Loading content, please wait...
Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news
www.barandbench.com