Section 120(1) in The Orissa Development Authorities Act, 1982
(1)A copy of any receipt, application, plan, notice, order, entry in a register, or other documents in the possession of the Authority or the Valuation Officer if duly certified by the legal keeper thereof or other person authorised by the Authority for the Valuation Office in this behalf, shall be received as prima facie evidence of the existence of the entry or document, as the case may be, and shall be admitted as evidence of the matters and transactions therein recorded in every case, where, and to the same extent, the original entry of document would, if produced, have been admissible to prove such matters.