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9.Contents of affidavits--(i) Every affidavit containing any statement of facts shall be divided into paragraphs, and every paragraph shall be numbered consecutively, and, as nearly as may be, shall be confined to a distinct portion of the subject. (ii) Every person, other than a plaintiff or defendant in a suit in which the application is made, making any affidavit, shall be described in such manner as will serve to identify him clearly : that is to say, by the statement of his full name, the name of his father, his profession or trade, and the place of his residence. (iii) When the declarant in any affidavit speaks to any facts within his own knowledge, he must do so directly and positively, using the words „I affirm‟ or „I make oath any say‟. (iv) When the particular fact is not within the declarant‟s own knowledge, but is stated from information obtained from others, the declarant must use the expression „I am informed‟,--and, if such be the case, should add „and verily believe it to be true'--or he may state the source from which he received such information. When the statement rests on facts disclosed in documents, or copies of documents procured from any Court of Justice or other source, the declarant shall specify the source from which they were procured, and state his information or belief as to the truth of the facts disclosed in such documents.