https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283732 Affidavit evidence under Order XIX CPC must be confined to matters within the deponent's knowledge, with the source of belief disclosed where necessary; a verification in substantially compliant form was accepted, but unsupported assertions given as based on record had little evidentiary value. A sole proprietorship has no separate legal personality and cannot sue in its own name; the plaint must disclose the proprietor and the authority of the person signing and verifying it. Because the suit was instituted only in the firm's name without proof of authority, the filing was held defective and unauthorised, and dismissal was sustained. en-us Tue, 23 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 23 May 2024 18:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283732 Affidavit evidence under Order XIX CPC must be confined to matters within the deponent's knowledge, with the source of belief disclosed where necessary; a verification in substantially compliant form was accepted, but unsupported assertions given as based on record had little evidentiary value. A sole proprietorship has no separate legal personality and cannot sue in its own name; the plaint must disclose the proprietor and the authority of the person signing and verifying it. Because the suit was instituted only in the firm's name without proof of authority, the filing was held defective and unauthorised, and dismissal was sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283732