IMPORTANCE & VALIDITY
MEANING OF SELF ATTESTATIO
NThe applicant must independently verify a document as part of the self- attested meaning process. The owner self-certifies the document by signing it and, if necessary, writing "Self- Attested" of the documents after making a photocopy of it.
An easy way to self attest a document is to sign on its photocopy. Make sure your sign is visible and reflects on the entire copy of the page. If there are multiple sheets, sign each one individually. To make it appear genuine, insert an actual copy into the text.
THE IMPORTANCE OF SELFATTESTED COPIES
Every document was once required to be signed by a Gazette official, the head of an organization or an office. However people occasionally found it tedious to sign so many documents, thus the self-attested copy was thought to be sufficient to ratify a document.
DOES INDIA ACCEPT SELF-ATTESTATION?
The self-attestation is valid in India. In cases where it was not required by law, the Government of India abolished the requirement for some of the legal documents to be witnessed by notary or government employees in July 2014.