Smt. Sharda Kanwar v. State and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
In this writ petition, the High Court quashed the trial court's dismissal of an application to admit a certified copy of a 'Patta' as secondary evidence under Section 65 of the Evidence Act, allowing the petitioner to adduce the documentary evidence.
What did the court decide?
The impugned order is quashed and set aside; the trial court is directed to treat the certified copy of 'Patta' as secondary evidence.