Proof of other official documents.

What this section does

The section prescribes specific modes of proof for various categories of official public documents, including Central and State Government acts and notifications, parliamentary proceedings, presidential and gubernatorial proclamations, acts of foreign legislatures, proceedings of municipal bodies, and other foreign public documents. Each category has a designated method such as certified records, official gazettes, published journals, or notarially certified copies.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

The rule in one line

Different categories of official public documents must be proved by their designated mode — certified departmental records, official gazettes, parliamentary journals, or notarially certified copies as applicable.

When it applies

• A Central Government notification is proved by producing a document purporting to be printed by order of that Government, without requiring further certification.
• A foreign country's legislative act is proved by a copy certified under the seal of that country or by its recognition in a Central Act.

Derived from IEA s.78.