Is not there no value of photo copies in the court ?

Guest (Querist) 06 July 2010 This query is : Resolved
Someone told me that photo copies do not have any value in courts so it is best that the copies which are to be filed in courts should be either certified,or attested by a gazetted officer or a Notary Public(Who issues a receipt also confirming the attestation) or an Oath Commisioner.

Or are there some other options also available ?
Is it right whatsoever I have been told ?
Would you set me right ,if I am wrong somewhere ?
Would you guide me further on this certain issue ?

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pawan sharma (Expert) 06 July 2010
photo copies are the secondry evidence.Its can filed with affidavit as its annexure than it are read in evidence. u may read s-63 & 65 of Indian Evidence Act,1872.

DEFENSE ADVOCATE.-firmaction@g (Expert) 06 July 2010
Only when original not available.

Parthasarathi Loganathan (Expert) 06 July 2010
Then what is the legal validy of certified true copies in a court of law

SURENDRA KUMAR RAKHECHA (Expert) 06 July 2010
Original documents are property of the person who owns it.

Secondary evidence produced as photo copies are sufficient at the time of filing a suit.

Yes, originals are to be kept ready whenever asked for.

However; if these are certified by prescribed authorities; then generally these are not called for until there is any doubt regarding certification of photo copies.

B K Raghavendra Rao (Expert) 06 July 2010
Mere photocopies are not valid. Anybody could manipulate a photocopy to his convenience and difference cannot be made out. Therefore, always original is insisted or certified copy from the government departments or banks are insisted upon. If however, an original document could not be produced for reasons to be believed, it should have been certified as true copy by a responsible officer like gazetted officer. For court's purposes (not evidencing)of filing, a copy certified by an advocate is honoured.