P&H: Quashed Order Rejecting Renewal of certificate of practice under Notaries Rules; Says Six-Month Filing Rule cannot be treated as uncondonable High Court has set aside an order refusing to renew a notary’s certificate on the ground that her renewal application was not filed six months before expiry. Rule 8-B of the Notaries Rules, allows Government to relax this timeline and even renew a certificate within one year after expiry. Before High Court, the petitioner argued that the
P&H: Quashed Order Rejecting Renewal of certificate of practice under Notaries Rules; Says Six-Month Filing Rule cannot be treated as uncondonable
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Notaries Rules, 1956, R.8-B — Renewal of Certificate of Practice — Six-month prior-application requirement — Government may condone delay before expiry and may renew even after expiry if application is received within one year - Six months period is not sacrosanct and cannot be treated as uncondonable - Rejection of renewal merely for filing four months before expiry is unsustainable. (Paras 6 to 9) Notaries Rules, 1956, R.8-B — Renewal of Certificate of Practice - Duty to consider
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