Partly allowed¶20
M/S Mittal Trading Company and Anr. v. Shri Ashok Kumar and Anr.
Indian Evidence Act, S.65 – Photocopies of attendance register
Delhi HCW.P.(C)/10614/2018
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Delhi High Court (Manoj Kumar Ohri, J., 30.04.2026) in W.P.(C) 10614/2018 (Mittal Trading Company v. Ashok Kumar): photocopies of attendance register whose original is with management but lost fall under Section 65 Indian Evidence Act and are to be treated as secondary evidence, not primary; impugned Tribunal order modified; petition disposed of. Related award of 25.02.2025 noted.
What did the court decide?
Impugned Tribunal order dated 06.06.2018 modified to the extent that photocopies of the attendance register are to be treated as secondary evidence; the petition was thereafter disposed of. ¶20