If documents have been admitted as evidence and were permitted to be marked as exhibits by the concerned court then the certified copy of the same can be used for a similar suit or relevant case.
Evidence act
If a RTI documents are marked as"not for courts use" can be submitted as evidence in court in a related suite and whether it will be admissible or not
Asked 2 years ago in Civil Law
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If possible give a court ruling on this matter
Asked 2 years ago
Under what section could be submitted
Asked 2 years ago
You may have to search for the judgment yourself, through internet or through your lawyer.
If you are fighting a similar case then you can request the court to permit you to file the certified copy of the said document as your side evidence at the time of deposing your side evidence.
Documents obtained under the RTI are admissible as evidence and can be filed under the CPC.
The documents can be filed under order 7 rule 14 of the cpc.
since thee RTI documents been issued by a govt /public authority and carry the seal of that department. you can safely file them in any court.
Andhra High Court
Datti Kameswari vs Singam Rao Sarath Chandra And ... on 11 December, 2015
xerox copy certified by the designated Public Information Officer under Right to Information Act of the private documents are not certified copies within the meaning of the provisions of Section 65 of the Evidence Act. They are merely true copies of the private documents available in the records of the particular Department. The production and marking of such copies is permissible only after laying a foundation for acceptance of secondary evidence under clauses (a) (b) or (c) of Section 65 of the Act. The condition prescribed under the above cases (a), (b) or (c) of Section 65 of the Act have to be fulfilled before marking the true copies obtained under the Right to Information Act. However, the true copies of public documents certified by the designated Information Officer can be taken as certified copies of the public documents.
Under section 65 of evidence act
- If the said documents issued by a government authority and genuine and properly sealed then it is admissible in the evidence in the court.
- Go through the Supreme Court judgment in the matter of CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER VERSUS HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER
Why it's marked as not for courts use. You can use the same as evidence
Dear Client,
Every RTI document is considered a public document as per the Right to Information Act, 2005. In case of any document to be admissible, it is subject to examination before the Hon'ble Court allows it to be considered as evidence with regard to a suit or matter.
Thank you.
