Principle

EVIDENCE LAW — Documentary Evidence — Illiterates Protection Law — Non-Compliance Renders Document Voidable Not Void

Area of law
EVIDENCE LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Non-compliance with Illiterates Protection Law requirements makes a document voidable, not void. Only the illiterate person can avoid the document. The requirement for the writer's name in the jurat serves tracing purposes. The principle applies to documentary evidence involving illiterate persons. The document remains valid…

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