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[S.120 Evidence Act] Husband & Wife Can Testify On Behalf Of Each Other Without Executing Power Of Attorney: Kerala High Court
Tellmy Jolly
25 Jun 2024 1:15 PM IST
The Kerala High Court has held that under Section 120 of the Evidence Act, a husband is permitted to testify in lieu of his wife and vice versa even without a written authority or power of attorney.Justice Kauser Edappagath stated that the Trial Court had wrongly rejected the request for examining the plaintiff's husband for and on her behalf in the trial of a suit. “On a careful reading of...
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