https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195847 An affidavit supporting a writ stay petition affirmed before a diplomatic officer abroad was treated as valid for registration, because the later Writ Rules made the Code of Civil Procedure applicable to Article 226 proceedings and neither those rules nor the Original Side Rules contained any exclusion against affirmation before a notary or other authorised authority. Section 139 CPC recognised affidavits before a notary, and the Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act, 1948 recognised oaths and affidavits taken abroad by diplomatic or consular officers with the same effect as in India. The department was directed to accept and register the application if otherwise in order. en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 09:53:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195847 An affidavit supporting a writ stay petition affirmed before a diplomatic officer abroad was treated as valid for registration, because the later Writ Rules made the Code of Civil Procedure applicable to Article 226 proceedings and neither those rules nor the Original Side Rules contained any exclusion against affirmation before a notary or other authorised authority. Section 139 CPC recognised affidavits before a notary, and the Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act, 1948 recognised oaths and affidavits taken abroad by diplomatic or consular officers with the same effect as in India. The department was directed to accept and register the application if otherwise in order. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195847