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The applicants' reliance on uncertified parliamentary documents without proper leave rendered their petitions incompetent.
National Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Act s15(1) — scope extends to all Parliamentary proceedings and documents; Rules of Procedure (Rule 171) — corroborative; Evidence Act ss72 & 75 — public documents require certified copies for admissibility; Speaker's letter as leave — prima facie genuine; constitutional right of access to information (Arts.41, 273) does not override procedural restrictions on admissibility; petitions incompetent if affidavit annexures excluded.
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