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Arjun Panditrao Khotkar v. Kailash Kushanrao Gorantyal and Ors.

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Bench R. F. Nariman, S. Ravindra Bhat and V. Ramasubramanian JJ.
Decided 14 July 2020

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the decision of the Madras High Court in K. Ramajyam (supra), which states that evidence aliunde can be given through a person who was in-charge of a computer device in the place of the requisite certificate under Section 65B(4) of the Evidence Act is also an incorrect statement of the law and is, accordingly, overruled.

Judgment, page 64

From the headnote

Evidence Act, 1872 – ss.3, 22A, 45A, 61-65, 65A, 65B, 136 – Interpretation of s.65B – Electronic records – Admissibility of – Appellant’s election challenged on the ground that his nomination papers having been filed after the stipulated time ought to have been rejected – Respondents relied on video camera recordings of the office of Returning Officer (RO) – Video recordings produced by Election Commission without requisite certificate u/s.65- (4) – However, admitted in evidence by High Court, relying upon oral evidence of RO in cross examination – Election of the appellant declared void…

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