Balubhai G. Navlakhi and another v. Dharamdas Vithaldas Shah and another
1982-09-08
JAHAGIRDAR
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DigiLaw.ai
JUDGEMENT :- 8. In support of his contention that even at this stage the complaint can be dismissed and the process issued by the learned trial Magistrate can be quashed, Mr. Rajani sought to rely upon a judgement of this Court in Bomanji v. Mehernosh, 1980 Bom CR 503. Before Mr. Rajani proceeded to read this judgement, I stopped him because it is my consistent practice not to allow this journal to be cited in my Court. As the preface of this volume shows, the publication of this journal, namely, Bombay Cases Reporter, was originally published under the caption 'Unreported Cases Reporter (Bombay)". Under the practice of this Court, copies of judgements of this Court which are marked by the Judges to be referred to the law reporters are given to the Bombay Law Reporter and the Maharashtra Law Journal. The All India Reporter obtains certified copies of the judgements of this Court and thereafter publishes the judgements in its journal. There is nothing in this journal called Bombay Cases Reporter to indicate on what basis this journal has obtained the copies of the judgements of the Court. There is no guarantee that what has been reported in this journal is authentic. It is not indicated by the publishers of this journal or the editor that the copies of the judgements on the basis of which they are reported in this journal are certified copies of the judgements. I have often seen grave grammatical and other mistakes appearing in the pages of this journal. I have, therefore, regarded it as hazardous to rely upon this journal and, therefore, it is my consistent practice not to allow this journal to be cited in my Court. This is apart from the question involved under the Indian Law Reports Act, 1875. Petition dismissed.