Multiform Chemicals Limited vs. Adrian Machado – SC APPEAL 183/2011-2024

In the case between Multiform Chemicals Limited (later Multiform Chemicals (Private) Limited) and Adrian Machado / Rianda Paint and Chemical Industries, the court addressed the issue of the admissibility and authenticity of documentary evidence, specifically purchase orders and invoices, in a dispute over unpaid sums for raw materials. It was held that the documentary evidence could rightly be marked subject to proof under the Evidence Ordinance, reaffirming the principle that the authenticity of such documents must be established, and that the evidentiary burden rests with the party seeking to rely on them. The decision relied on Sections 61, 62, and 67 of the Evidence Ordinance, emphasizing a clear distinction between proving the contents of a document and establishing its authenticity.