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monu shukla   04 November 2017

mukhtarnama

kya mukhtyarnama ke dwara party ke sthan par gawahi di ja sakti hai?


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SHIRISH PAWAR, 7738990900 (Advocate)     04 November 2017

kya mukhtyarnama ke dwara party ke sthan par gawahi di ja sakti hai?

Ans: NO

Kumar Doab (FIN)     18 May 2018

Agreed.

GO thru;

Supreme Court of India

Janki Vashdeo Bhojwani & Anr vs Indusind Bank Ltd. & Ors 

Order III, Rules 1 and 2 CPC, empowers the holder of power of attorney to "act" on behalf of the principal. In our view the word "acts" employed in Order III, Rules 1 and 2 CPC, confines only in respect of "acts" done by the power of attorney holder in exercise of power granted by the instrument. The term "acts" would not include deposing in place and instead of the principal. In other words, if the power of attorney holder has rendered some "acts" in pursuance to power of attorney, he may depose for the principal in respect of such acts, but he cannot depose for the principal for the acts done by the principal and not by him. Similarly, he cannot depose for the principal in respect of the matter which only the principal can have a personal knowledge and in respect of which the principal is entitled to be cross-examined.

 

He further contended that under Order III Rules 1 & 2 CPC a power of attorney holder can appear, apply or act in any court but such act cannot be extended to depose in the witness box. He further submitted that in the present case a power of attorney holder is not acting as a witness on behalf of the principal but he is representing the principal himself. He further contended that deposing in a witness box and being cross- examined is a personal act and cannot be done through an agent/power of attorney holder.

Power of attorney holder of a party can appear only as a witness in his personal capacity and whatever knowledge he has about the case he can state on oath but be cannot appear as a witness on behalf of the party in the capacity of that party. If the plaintiff is unable to appear in the court, a commission for recording his evidence may be issued under the relevant provisions of the CPC.

https://indiankanoon.org/doc/553344/

Kumar Doab (FIN)     18 May 2018

Pls post detailed facts in place of one liner in all threads 

e.g;

https://www.lawyersclubindia.com/forum/maintenance-179489.asp


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