Umma Anina v. Jawahar – sllr 2004 volume 2 page 001

In the case between Aliya Buhari Umma Anina (defendant-petitioner) and Jawahar (plaintiff-respondent), the court addressed the issue of whether an affidavit filed by a power of attorney holder, Shahul Hameed, met the requirements specified in section 183A of the Civil Procedure Code, and whether a revision application could be properly made through a power of attorney holder when both the principal and the agent resided within the court’s jurisdiction. It was held that the affidavit did not comply with the statutory requirements, as it lacked necessary averments of personal knowledge and did not establish that the principal was unable to make the affidavit personally. The judgment reaffirmed the principle that affidavits in support of revision applications must be sworn to in accordance wi