What is the difference between "DOCUMENT" AND "iNSTRUMENT",

V.V.RAMDAS (Querist) 03 January 2010 This query is : Resolved
DEAR FRIENDS,
CAN ANY BODY HELP ME IN PROVIDING THE CITATION DIFFERENCIATING BETWEEN THE "DOCUMENT" AND "INSTRUMENT"

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kanhaiyalal ojha (Expert) 03 January 2010
Document- as used in sec 80 of Registration act 1908- means a document is legaly enforceable- Ram Autar -vrs- Dhanuri ILR-8.All-540- judicial interpretation of terms and law of BIby LM Ghosh p-194.
Instrument- The word instrument in sec 7 of the court fee act 1870-includes formal and legal documents- in re- smt Bishun shree -vrs- smt suraj mukhi-AIR-1966-all-563.- K L Ojha,advocate,Jharkhand High court,Ranchi-M-09431902920.