Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

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Sections	Particulars
Part XI	Miscellaneous
138	Power of High Court to require evidence to be recorded English.
Description	(1) The { Subs. by Act 4 of 1914, s.2 and Sch., Pt.I, for "L.G."} [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 clown by him in the i 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.

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