https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313548 A statutory presumption under Section 85 of the Indian Evidence Act arises only when execution of the power of attorney before the notary and proper authentication are shown; vague notarisation and failure to produce the board resolution or attesting witnesses defeated that presumption. A corporation suing through an agent must also independently prove the agent's authority or bring the case within Order XXIX of the Code of Civil Procedure. As the purported constituted attorney was not shown to be a director or principal officer, the plaint could not be supported on that basis, and the defect was not cured by additional evidence. en-us Sat, 01 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 20 Apr 2024 11:29:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313548 A statutory presumption under Section 85 of the Indian Evidence Act arises only when execution of the power of attorney before the notary and proper authentication are shown; vague notarisation and failure to produce the board resolution or attesting witnesses defeated that presumption. A corporation suing through an agent must also independently prove the agent's authority or bring the case within Order XXIX of the Code of Civil Procedure. As the purported constituted attorney was not shown to be a director or principal officer, the plaint could not be supported on that basis, and the defect was not cured by additional evidence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sat, 01 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313548