Power to attest
VIKAS GARG
(Querist) 11 September 2008
This query is : Resolved
As you know for any recruitment exam candidate is required to get his photo and document attested from any gazetted officer. Recently in Delhi Judicial Examination also every candidate is required to submit documents which must be attested by gazetted officer. Not only documents but photographs are also required to be attested by gazetted officer.
Here I would like know
By which law (act or rules or regulations etc) Gazetted officer are empowered to attest such documents and photographs?
Is it discretionary to attest such documents?
If any particular gazetted officer deny to attesting any document without
assigning any reasons or
says he has no time or
says he doesn’t have power or
says its not binding to attest the document or
says go to other officer or particular officer or
says they are instructed not to do that or
makes any other pretend
then I would like to know
whether such officer is justified to do that or
is there any legal remedy available to applicant?
I would like know more about all aspects of law which deal with above matter.
Please enlighten me on above issue. I am personally aggrieved by indifferent attitude of Gazetted officers.
Thanks
Kiran Kumar
(Expert) 12 September 2008
its been a problem of various candidates, those who r from the hi-fi backgrounds dont get troubles in attestation of documents but others would suffer.
i ll certainly work upon this issue.
VIKAS GARG
(Querist) 13 September 2008
please tell me
VIKAS GARG
(Querist) 13 September 2008
please anybody tell me
Murali Krishna
(Expert) 13 September 2008
Dear Vikas, I can understand your anguish.
Though, I could not give any law in support, but the rationale behind such condition.
Gazetted officers are a class of officers who are empowered to do certain things and such things are treated as if they were done by the respective government. The designations of these officers are published in a Gazette, hence they are called gazetted officers.
Attestation of copies of certificates, photos etc, by these officers gives such copies authenticity and no further verification generally not done.
Yes, this may some times cause problems to candidates attending examinations etc., but you cannot decry such procedure just because it creates some problems. Normally once you show the original certificate, the gazetted officer attests the true copies.
It would be better, if self attestation is accepted, instead of attestation by a Gazetted officer.
