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Office-copy, a transcript of a proceeding filed in the proper office of a court under the seal of such office. As to when office-copies are receivable in evidence, see Taylor on Evidence; and as to official marking, etc., see (English) R.S.C. 1883, Ord. LXVI. r. 7....
Certified copies
Certified copies, every public officer having the custody of a public document, which any person has a right to inspect, shall give that person or demand a copy of it on payment of the legal fees therefor, together with a certificate written at the foot of such copy that it is a true copy of such document or part thereof, as the case may be, and such certificate shall be dated and subscribed by such officer with his name and his official title, and shall be sealed, whenever such officer is authorised by law to make use of a seal; and such copies so certified shall be called certificate copies (Indian Evidence Act, 1872, s. 76)...
Power of Attorney
Power of Attorney (Letter of Attorney), a writing usually, but not always necessarily, under seal authorizing another person, who is called the attorney of the person appointing him, to do any lawful act in the stead of another, as to give seisin of lands, receive debts or sue a third person. it is either general or special. The nature of this instrument is to give the attorney the full power and authority of the maker to accomplish the act intended to be performed. If it is an authority coupled with an interest, e.g., if the attorney is authorized to collect debts and pay there out a debt due to himself, it is irrevocable. As it is necessary for certain purposes (e.g., execution of a deed) that it should be under seal, a power of attorney is usually in the form of a deed. By ss. 8 and 9 of the (English) Conveyancing Act, 1882, now (English) Law of Property Act, 1925, ss. 126 and 127, powers of attorney may be made irrevocable either absolutely or for a limited period according as they...
Copy
Copy [copia, Lat.], the transcript or double of an original writing; as the copy of a patent charter, deed, etc. As to when copies certified or examined are admissible in evidence, see Taylor on Evidence, ss. 1323 et seq.'Copy' means a copy which it substantially the same as the original variation if any from the original should not be vital in nature or should not be such that can possibly mislead a reasonable person in meeting to allegation. If the copy differs in martial particulars from the original the same cannot be cured after the period of limitation, Chandrakant Uttam Chodankar v. Dayanand Raju Mandrakar, (2005) 2 SCC 188.The word 'copy' in s. 419 means, a certified copy', State of Uttar Pradesh v. C. Tobit, AIR 1958 SC 414: 1958 SCR 1275. (Criminal Procedure Code, 1898, s. 419)--The word 'copy' in sub-s. (3) of s. 81 does not mean an absolutely exact copy, but means that the copy shall be so true that nobody can by any possibility misunderstand it, Murarka Redhey Shyam Ram Ku...
Seal
Seal, wax or wafer with an impression. By the (English) Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 73, deeds executed after 1925 must be signed or marked (by illiterates or blind persons), as well as sealed. As to the forgery of seals and dies, see Forgery Act, 1913, s. 5; and for the definition of 'seal,' see s. 18.An impression or sign that has legal consequence when applied to an instrument 2. A Eastening that must be broken before access can be obtained, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn.By (English) R.S.C. Ord. LXI., r. 7, the seal o the central office is sufficient to authorize as evidence office copies, or certificates and other documents issued from the central office of the Supreme Court. As to the seal of district registrars, see Judic. Act, 1925, s. 9, and see CORPORATION.Means a device or process by which a stamp is made, and includes any wire or other accessory which is used for ensuring the integrity of any stamp. [Standards of Weight and Measures Act, 1976 (60 of 1976), s. 2(w)]...
Copy, true copy
Copy, true copy, The expression 'copy' in s. 81(3) of the Act, means a copy which is substantially so and which does not contain any material or substantial variation of a vital natureas could possibly mislead a reasonable person to understand and meet the charges/allegations made against him in the election petition. Indeed a copy which differs in material particulars from the original cannot be treated as a true copy of the original within the meaning of s. 81 (3) of the Act and the vital defect cannot be permitted to be cured after the expiry of the period of limitation, T.M. Jacob v. C. Poulose, (1999) 4 SCC 274: AIR 1999 SC 1359 (1369). [Representation of the People Act, 1951, s. 81(3)]See also Chandrakant Uttam Chodankar v. Dayanand, (2005) 2 SCC 188....
True copy
True copy, a 'true copy' means a copy which is wholly and substantially the same as the original. Where therefore, there are insignificant or minimal mistakes, the court may not take notice thereof, Mithilesh Kumar Pandey v. Baidyanath Yadav, AIR 1984 SC 305 (307): (1984) 2 SCC 1: (1985) 2 SCR 278.The object of serving a 'true copy' of an election petition and the affidavit filed in support of the allegations of corrupt practice on the respondent in the election petition is to enable the respondent to understand the charge against him so that he can effectively meet the same in the written statement and prepare his defence. The requirement is, thus, of substance and not of form, T.M. Jacab v. C. Poulose, (1999) 4 SCC 274 (290): AIR 1999 SC 1359. [Representation of the People Act, 1951, s. 81(3)]A true copy is a transcript identical to or substitute to the original but no absolutely exact copy. But nobody can by any possibility, misunderstand it to be not a true copy, Shipra v. Shanti L...
Foreign law
Foreign law in the courts of this country is a question of fact, which is decided by the judge, not the jury (Administration of Justice Act, 1920, s. 15). See LAW, QUESTIONS OF, and SKILLED WITNESS. By the (English) Foreign Law Ascertainment Act, 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. 11), the High Court of Justice may remit a case with queries to foreign courts of the countries with which a convention shall have been entered into for the purpose by the British Crown for ascertainment of the foreign law, and may apply the opinion obtained to the facts of the case. According to a note in the Annual Practice, 1936 p. 658, 'in the only case in which it is known to have been used, the report of the foreign authority was received through the diplomatic channel and was filed in the Central Office, in the same way as depositions are filed; an office copy being taken for use.'...
Six Clerks in Chancery
Six Clerks in Chancery, officers who received and filed all proceedings, signed office copies, attended Court to read the pleadings, etc. they were abolished by 5 & 6 Vict. c. 103....
Infringing copy
Infringing copy, 'infringing copy' means,--(i) in relation to a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, a reproduction thereof otherwise than in the form of a cinematographic film;(ii) in relation to a cinematographic film, a copy of the film made on any medium by any means;(iii) in relation to a sound recording, any other recording embodying the same sound recording, made by any means;(iv) in relation to a programme or performance in which such a broadcast reproduction right or a performer's right subsists under the provisions of this Act, the sound recording or a cinematographic film of such programme or performance,if such reproduction, copy or sound recording is made or imported in contravention of the provisions of this Act. [Copy right Act, 1957 (14 of 1957), s. 2(m)]...
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