Chapter V — .––OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE

Section 85Presumption as to powers-of-attorney

Section 85: Presumption as to powers-of-attorney

85. Presumption as to powers-of-attorney

The Court shall presume that every document purporting to be a power-of-attorney, and to have been executed before, and authenticated by, a Notary Public, or any Court, Judge, Magistrate, [Indian] Consul or Vice-Consul, or representative *** of the [Central Government], was so executed and authenticated.