Gujarat High Court Civil Manual (subordinate court practice), 1960
Original documents in the custody of the Houses of Parliament or of the State Legislatures should not be called for if certified copies thereof would serve the purpose. It is only in cases where parties insist upon strict proof that the Courts should call for the originals. In this connection attention of the Judges and Magistrates is also called to section 78 (2) of the Indian Evidence Act which specifies the way in which the proceedings of the Legislature can be proved.