Bare ActsCode of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC)

Section 138

Power of High Court to require evidence to be recorded in English

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(1) The 87C[High Court] may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct with respect to any Judge specified in the notification, or falling under a description set forth therein, that evidence in cases in which an appeal is allowed shall be taken down by him in the English language and in manner prescribed. (2) Where a Judge is prevented by any sufficient reason from complying with a direction under sub-section (1), he shall record the reason and cause the evidence to be taken down in writing from his dictation in open Court. Substituted by Act 4 of 1914, S.2 and Sch., Pt.I, for "L. G."

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