https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287938 A power-of-attorney holder may appear, plead and act for a party under Order 3 Rule 2 CPC, but that authority does not extend to giving evidence in the witness-box on the party's behalf. Such a holder may depose only to facts within personal knowledge and in a personal capacity. If the principal cannot attend, the proper course is to seek recording of evidence by commission; where the party is deaf, Section 119 of the Evidence Act may be used for intelligible examination. The trial court's refusal to permit the holder to testify as the party's witness was upheld. en-us Fri, 01 Aug 1997 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 11 May 2020 18:31:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287938 A power-of-attorney holder may appear, plead and act for a party under Order 3 Rule 2 CPC, but that authority does not extend to giving evidence in the witness-box on the party's behalf. Such a holder may depose only to facts within personal knowledge and in a personal capacity. If the principal cannot attend, the proper course is to seek recording of evidence by commission; where the party is deaf, Section 119 of the Evidence Act may be used for intelligible examination. The trial court's refusal to permit the holder to testify as the party's witness was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 01 Aug 1997 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287938