NUPUR BHATI
Mathura Devi – Appellant
Versus
Jassa Ram – Respondent
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| 1. petitioner filed a writ petition due to lower court's order allowing secondary evidence. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. arguments regarding maintainability and evidence in secondary evidence application. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 3. court's analysis of section 65 of evidence act regarding secondary evidence. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 13) |
| 4. legal foundation for admitting secondary evidence established. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 5. writ petition dismissed; lower court's order upheld. (Para 14) |
JUDGMENT :
(Nupur Bhati, J.)
This writ petition under Article 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner-plaintiff aggrieved of the order dated 06.09.2018 passed by learned Senior Civil Judge No.6, Jodhpur Metro in Civil Original Case No.28/15 (Smt. Mathura Devi v. Jassa Ram), whereby the application filed by the respondent-defendant under Section 65 of EVIDENCE ACT , 1872 for taking the secondary evidence relating to documents, was allowed.
2. The facts in brief are that the petitioner-plaintiff filed a suit against the respondent-defendant stating therein that a plot was allotted in the name of her father-in-law Shri Bhika Ram and a patta was also issued by the Gram Panchayat Luni in the ye
Secondary evidence – Permitting a party to lead secondary evidence is exception and not rule.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the disclosure of the source of obtaining a document and the name of the person who got the photocopy of the document prepared is not a mandat....
Secondary evidence is admissible under Section 65 of the Evidence Act when the original document is lost or destroyed, ensuring no prejudice to the accused.
The best evidence available should be produced before resorting to secondary evidence.
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