Farose Ahmed v. Mohamed And Another – sllr 2006 volume 2 page 066

The case between Farose Ahmed and Mohamed and Another addressed the issue of whether the statutory requirement under section 121(2) of the Civil Procedure Code was met regarding the listing and admissibility of a public document (“X10”) as evidence. It was held that the filing of an additional list that included the Gazette Notification was effected well ahead of the trial, satisfying procedural requirements. The court reaffirmed the principle that procedural rules exist to prevent prejudice or surprise, not to create technical barriers to the admission of public documents. This decision relied on the proper construction of section 121(2) and relevant precedents, emphasizing that the admission of public documents should not be excluded on technical grounds when no prejudice results.

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