Difference of certified Docs and attested docs?

Guest (Querist) 12 August 2010 This query is : Resolved
I have read somewhere that in court cases it is always better to submit certified documents,Now the question is ----documents can not gotten certified all the times so in such cases can we submit attested documents attested by some gazetted officer?

Now the next question is documents can not be even gotten attested by a Gazetted officer all the times so in such cases can we submit attested documents attested by some Notary Public ?

Would these be considered as good as certified documents?

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s.subramanian (Expert) 12 August 2010
Indian Evidence Act lays down the procedure for receiving secondary evidence in the absence of primary evidence. The secondary evidence you seek to produce must comply with the requisites laid down therein. Otherwise it will be inadmissible.

Advocate SK Rohilla New Delhi (Expert) 12 August 2010
DIFFERENCE:
Certified copies are true extract of documents which are in the custody of other on the other hand attested copy true extract of document which are readyily available in hand.

for your other query i am agree with the opinion of Mr.SS.

DR.P.L.NAWALKHA (Expert) 12 August 2010
CERTIFICATION/ATTESTATION ONLY BY NOTARY,A LEGACY OF BRITISH SYSTEM ,WITH MINISCULE SIZE,DIFFERENT PATTERN REQUIREMENTS ,APPEAR NOT ABSOLUTELY PRAGMATIC AND TRANSPARENT.IT NEEDS REVIEW AND MODIFICATION.