Certificate of Attendance to an Officer of Government summoned as a
witness in a suit to which the Government is a party
(Order XVI, Rule 4-A)

This is to certify that ……..……………… (Name) ….…………. (Designation) being a  Government servant from the State of ……………… (Name) was summoned to give evidence in his official capacity on behalf of the plaintiff/defendant in the above suit/matter and was in attendance in this Court from the ………. day of …….. to the …….. day of …….. (inclusive) and that a sum of Rupees……… has been paid into Court by the plaintiff-defendant towards the travelling and subsistence for ……….. day according to the scale  prescribed by the Government of the State of ………….. (Name) ……….. and that the said amount has been/will be remitted to the Government Treasury at …….. to be  credited to Government under the head XXI (c) (ii) Administration of Justice  ……….Miscellaneous ………. other items.

Dated …….. the day of ………. 20 ……..

(Presiding Judge or Chief Ministerial Officer)
(9-6-1959)

HIGH COURT AMENDMENTS

Madras :

(i) In Notice No. 1 add :

“If the document you are summoned to produce is an entry in a letter book or a shop book or other account in current use and you are desirous of receiving back the document you may furnish along with the document a copy of the entry.”

(ii) Add the following new Form No. 13-A :