https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310961 An affidavit supporting a bail application must be sworn by a person with personal knowledge or lawful authority, and statements based on information or belief must disclose their source. Under Order XIX Rule 3 CPC and the Orissa High Court Rules, petitions and affidavits in original proceedings should be verified by the petitioner, declarant, recognised agent, advocate, or another duly authorised person, with only limited exceptions. An advocate's clerk has no general authority to depose for the petitioner, so an affidavit sworn by such a clerk is procedurally defective and cannot be relied upon. The application therefore fails at the threshold for non-compliance with affidavit requirements. en-us Fri, 18 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 28 Nov 2023 17:52:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310961 An affidavit supporting a bail application must be sworn by a person with personal knowledge or lawful authority, and statements based on information or belief must disclose their source. Under Order XIX Rule 3 CPC and the Orissa High Court Rules, petitions and affidavits in original proceedings should be verified by the petitioner, declarant, recognised agent, advocate, or another duly authorised person, with only limited exceptions. An advocate's clerk has no general authority to depose for the petitioner, so an affidavit sworn by such a clerk is procedurally defective and cannot be relied upon. The application therefore fails at the threshold for non-compliance with affidavit requirements. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 18 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310961