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Meera Traders sells goods to Kiran Foods and issues a written invoice. The invoice is a private record made by Meera Traders and was not created by a public servant in an official capacity. How is this document best classified?

The invoice is a private document. It was prepared by a private trading firm for its own transaction and not by a public servant acting officially. Public documents arise from official acts, courts or public records, which does not apply here.

  1. APublic document
  2. BPrivate documentCorrect
  3. CJudicial record
  4. DOfficial register entry

Explanation

Documents prepared by private persons in their private capacity, such as an invoice between two firms, are private documents. Public documents are those formed by public servants in official functions, such as official acts, records of acts of courts and public records. The invoice does not fit any of these, so the public document option is wrong.

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