Land Acquisition Act of 1894- sec 51 A
Baskaran Kanakasabai
(Querist) 06 June 2010
This query is : Resolved
What is the 'document registered under the Registration act,1908', this sec 51A of LA Act is referring to?
[51A. Acceptance of certified copy as evidence. - In any proceeding under this Act, a certified copy of a document registered under the Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908), including a copy given under section 57 of that Act, may be accepted as evidence of the transaction recorded in such document].
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 06 June 2010
This means "A certified copy of registered document may be accepted as evidence of the transaction recorded in the document. It is not necessary to examine anyone to prove the contents. But the court is not bound to accept it as a reliable evidence". (AIR 2001 SC 1117; 2001 (3) KLT 130; AIR 2003 SC 4382; 2004(3) KLT 737; AIR 2005 SC 3467).
CERTIFIED COPIES RELIED ON BY THE COLLECTOR
The certified copies relied on by the Collector could be regarded acceptable as evidence by court unless it is shown by contra evidence on behalf of the claimants that such document could not have been relied on in making the award by the Collector. The reason is that they would only support his evidence and not establish something independent of the award. In such a case it is not necessary to examine anyone (1995 (2) S.C.C. 305; 1996 (1) KLT 658; 2000 (3) KLT 661).
