20. Certified copies of judgment and decree to be furnished.- Certified copies of the judgment and decree shall be furnished to the parties on application to the court, and at their expense.
HIGH COURT AMENDMENTS
Bombay.- Substitute the following rule for Rule 20 in Order XX:- “20. Certified copies of judgment and decree to be furnished.— (1) Certified copies of the judgment and decree shall be furnished to the parties on application to the Court and at their expenses. (2) Application may be made by the party himself or his recognised agent or by his pleader and may also be sent by post. Whenever such application is sent by post the same shall be sent by registered post pre-paid for acknowledgment. When the application is sent by post, it shall be deemed to have been made on the date of posting if the application is made by registered post, but only on the date of its receipt by the office of the Court in case when it is sent by post other than registered post.” (1.10.1983). Madhya Pradesh.— For Rule 20, substitute the following: “20. Certified copies of judgment and decree shall be furnished to the parties on application and at their expense.— Applications for copies may be presented in person or by an agent or a pleader or sent by post to the
head copies of the office at the place where the record from which the copies are applied for, will eventually be deposited for, safe custody. When copies from a record in the temporary custody of a Court at a station where there is no record room are required, applications may be presented in person or by an agent or a pleader to the
Senior Judge at that station: Provided that the Judge shall neither comply with application received by post nor send copies by post.” (16.9.1960). Rule 21 Allahabad.- Add the following: “21. (1) Every decree and order as defined in Section 2, other than a decree or order of a Court of Small Causes or of a Court. in exercise of the jurisdiction of a Court of Small Causes, shall be drawn up in the Court vernacular, or in English, if the Court so orders. As soon as such decree or order has been drawn up, and before it is signed, the Munsarim shall cause a notice to be pasted on the notice board stating that the decree or order has been drawn up and that any party or the pleader of any party may, within six working days from the date of such notice, peruse the draft, decree or order and may sign it or may file with the Munsarim an objection to it on the ground that there is in the judgment a verbal error or some accidental defect not affecting a material part of the case, or that such decree or order is at variance with the judgment or contains some clerical or arithmetical error. Such objection shall state clearly, what is the error, defect, or variance alleged, and shall be signed and dated by the person making it. (22.5.1915).
(2) If any such objection be filed on or before the date specified in the notice, the Munsarim shall enter the case in the earliest weekly list practicable, and shall, on the date fixed, put up the objection together with the record before the Judge who pronounced the judgment, or, if such Judge has ceased to be the Judge of the Court, before the Judge then presiding. (3) If no objection has been filed on or before the date specified in the notice, or if an objection has been filed and disallowed the Munsarim shall date the decree as of the day on which the judgment was pronounced and shall Jay it before the Judge for signature in accordance with the provisions of Rules 7 and 8. (4) If an objection has been duly filed and has been allowed, the correction or alteration directed by the Judge shall be made. Every such correction or alteration in the judgment shall be made by the Judge in his own handwriting. A decree amended in accordance with the correction or alteration directed by the Judge shall be drawn up, and the Munsarim shall date the decree as of the day on which the judgment was pronounced and shall lay it before the Judge for signature in accordance with the provisions of Rules 7 and 8. (5) When the Judge signs the decree, he shall make an autograph note stating the date on which the decree was signed.”22.5.1915 & 1.11.1941).
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