CD/DVD/Medium, encrypted with a hash value. The said Rule is extracted
as below:
“24. Reception of electronic evidence - A party seeking to tender any
electronic record shall do so in a CD/ DVD/ Medium, encrypted with
a hash value, the details of which shall be disclosed in a separate
memorandum, signed by the party in the form of an affidavit. This will
be tendered along with the encrypted CD/ DVD/ Medium in the
Registry. The electronic record in the encrypted CD/ DVD/ Medium
will be uploaded on the server of the Court by the Computer Section
and kept in an electronic folder which shall be labeled with the cause
title, case number and the date of document uploaded on the server.
Thereafter, the encrypted CD/ DVD/ Medium will be returned to the
party on the condition that it shall be produced at the time of
admission/denial of the documents and as and when directed by the
Court/ Registrar. The memorandum disclosing the hash value shall be
separately kept by the Registry on the file. The compliance with this
rule will not be construed as dispensing with the compliance with any
other law for the time being in force including Section 65B of the
Indian Evidence Act, 1872.”
11.
Accordingly, Registry may receive electronic record in a CD/DVD, so
long as it is encrypted with a hash value or in any other non-editable format.
The CD/DVD containing the documents, be placed in the electronic record
of the present suit.
12.
Accordingly, the present application is allowed and the plaintiff is
allowed to place the documents/videographic evidence in a CD/DVD.
13.
With the aforesaid directions, the present application is disposed of.
I.A. No. 12908/2026 (Application under Order II Rule 2 read with
Section 151 CPC)
14.
The present application has been filed under Order II Rule 2 read with
Section 151 of the CPC.
15.
Issue notice to the defendants.
16.
Notice is accepted by learned counsels appearing for defendant nos. 3,
4 and 5.
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