Word "file/filed" - Indian Laws - General

Word file/filed The word file/filed has been defined in P. Ramanatha Aiyar s The Law Lexicon, Reprint Edition 1987 as follows: . . . File . As a verb, it means to string, to fasten, as papers, on a line or wire for preservation; to arrange or insert in a bundle, as papers, indorsing the title on each paper (Webster Dictionary ); to leave paper with an officer for action or preservation (Meridian National Bank v. Hoyst, etc. Co., 60 Am.St. Rep. 504). Filed: Delivered to the proper officer and by him received to be kept on file. The derivation and meaning of the word, as defined in the dictionaries, carries with it the idea of permanent preservation; becoming part of the permanent records of the public office where it is filed, and includes the idea that the paper is to remain in its proper order on the file in the office. (Bergeron v. Hobbs 65, Am. St. Rep. 85) The word file has been defined in Black s Law Dictionary , Fifth Edition, 1979 as follows: File. n. A record of the court. Milton v. United States, C.C.A.La. 105 F. 2d 253, 255. A paper is said to be filed when it is delivered to the proper officer, and by him received to be kept on file as a matter of record and reference. But, in general, file or the files , is used loosely to denote the official custody of the court or the place in the offices of a court where the records and papers are kept. The file in a cause includes the original complaint and all pleadings and papers belonging thereto. . . File. v. To lay away and arrange in order, pleadings, motions, instruments and other papers for preservation and reference. To deposit in the custody or among the records of a court. To deliver an instrument or other paper to the proper officer or official for the purpose of being kept on file by him as a matter of record and reference in the paper place. It carries the idea of permanent preservation as a public record. . . The word file has been defined in The Concise Oxford Dictionary , Tenth Edition as follows: file. . . place (a document) in a file, submit (a legal document, application or charge) to be officially placed on record. . . The Webster s New World Dictionary defines the word file as follows: (1)(a) to arrange (papers, etc.) in order for future reference (b) to put (a paper, etc.) in its proper place or order (2) to dispatch (a news story) to a newspaper, news agency, etc. (3) to register (an application, etc.) (4) to put (a legal document) on public record (5) to initiate (a divorce suit or other legal action) . . . STATE OF TAMIL NADU AND ANOTHER VERSUS K. DAMODARASAMY NAIDU BROS AND ANOTHER - 2007 (9) TMI 542 - MADRAS HIGH COURT