Affidavit and Legal Effect

Affidavit and Legal Effect

Commissioner of Police v. Gordhandas Bhanji [1951] GCtR 1763 (SC) : Public orders, publicly made, in exercise of a statutory authority cannot be construed in the light of explanations subsequently given by the officer making the order of what he meant, or of what was in his mind, or what he intended to do. Public orders made by public authorities are meant to have public effect and are intended to affect the actings and conduct of those to whom they are addressed and must be construed objectively with reference to the language used in the order itself.