Mode of proof of Panchayat records

Mode of proof of Panchayat records.-A copy of any entry in a register or in any other document in the possession of a Panchayat or of any information or document, shall, if certified by the Secretary or other person authorised by the Sarpanch in writing in this behalf, be received as prima facie evidence of the existence of the entry or document and shall be admitted as evidence of the matters and transactions therein recorded in every case, where and to the same extent as the original entry or document would, if produced, have been admissible to prove such matter.