Saturday, November 7, 2009

Public Document

A document is a public document if :
(a) It was made under a strict duty to inquire into all the circumstances.
(b) It was concerned with a public matter although the public matter need to be the concern of the entire community.(
c) It is meant for public inspection.Did you know thatOnce a document is marked rejected it stays rejected for the purpose of the trial in which it was marked rejected and the defects cannot be cured during the said trial.
See: Agbaje v. Adigun (1993)1 NWLR (Pt.269) 271; Bello v. Gov; Kogi State (1997) 9NWLR (Pt. 521) 520N.B.
A public document is thus a document that is made for the public or at least a section of the public making use of it.

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