All about Noting & Drafting

 Let's start this session with a question: Which out of the three sentences is grammatically correct? A) All Head-of-Departments are requested to forward the report at the earliest. B) All Heads-of-Department are requested to forward the report at the earliest. C) All Heads-of-Departments are requested to forward the report at the earliest. Answer: The correct answer is B. Heads-of-Department .

Connecting Words: Firstly, Furthermore, In addition, Moreover, Additionally Likewise, Consequently, Therefore, Nonetheless, Nevertheless, Subsequently, Meanwhile, On the contrary, In conclusion, Phrases for Introducing Complaints or Correspondences: We have received a complaint regarding… It has come to our attention that… We would like to bring to your notice… We are in receipt of a letter concerning… This is to inform you about… Phrases for Noting and Summarizing Information: According to the correspondence, The complaint alleges that, The main points raised are, The primary concerns are, After careful examination, Upon reviewing the documents, In light of the facts presented, Based on the evidence provided, Phrases for Referring to Previous Correspondences: As per our earlier conversation, As stated in the previous email, In response to your letter dated, Following up on our discussion, Referring back to our meeting, Sentences for Conveying Decisions or Recommendations: We recommend...

Many a times we get confused when we see shall in an official document and we wonder why the modal verb shall has been used when any other modal verb would have provided a clearer meaning. Well I found an article which covers all possible usages of shall in official writing and I found it very useful. So sharing the link with you all. https://www.barandbench.com/columns/shall-shocked-the-use-of-shall-in-legal-documents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What does noting and drafting mean? As per Swamy's book on Establishment and Administration: NOTING: Noting is a process to prepare a note and a note has been defined as: (a) Notes are written remarks recorded on a paper under consideration to facilitate its disposal. (b) It should consist of a precis of previous paper, the statement or analysis of the question or questions requiring decision, suggestions regarding the course of action and final orders passed thereon. (c) A note recorded by a Minister, the Prime Minister, the Vice-President or the President should be referred to as a "Minute". (d) The name, designation and where necessary, the telephone number of the officer signing a note should invariably be typed or stamped with a rubber stamp below the signature which should be dated. In recording the date, the month and the year should also be indicated. DRAFTING: A draft is a rough sketch of a communication to be issued after approval of the officer concerned. And d...

 

  Filial duty Unblemished track record Coupled with Adv Girish Dubey strongly opposed the application of this applicant on the ground that she is mastermind of this stamp paper Racket and she in collusion with other accused had done forgery and cheating by selling back dated stamp papers on premium.There is ample material against her showing her involvement in crime. There are several offences registered against her of similar type. If she is released on bail she will create obstruction in investigatio n, she will abscond n she will tamper with prosecution witnesses. Therefore he prayed for rejection of her application for bail. defeat the purpose Heated debate/argument (not hot argument 😛) Resulted into as opposed to in terms of constrained

Although Although the applicant has requested to consider herself as a terminal benefits beneficiary , she has not attached any documentary proof to corroborate her claim that she is the legal heir. Further Further the complainant has stated that ….. Furthermore Furthermore, none of the witnesses have accepted that they were forced to sign the bogus written statements. Besides/Moreover Moreover, no misconduct has been noticed since he was last penalized. Henceforth Henceforth, the timing of the office shall be 09:00 to 05:00. While While the employee has been rewarded many a time, the dilatory tactics he adopts can not be ignored. Alternatively Alternatively, the individual may be asked to submit medical fitness certificate. Notwithstanding(Regardless of) Notwithstanding the directives of his...

Let's start off with the fundamentals..!!  👇 Subsequently Consequently In view of the above  Moreover  In addition/Additionally As is evident  tabulated  for elucidation  perusal  It is brought to kind notice  Placed aside for perusal please  With reference to the letter  This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority. Taking into account/consideration  On account of  As a result  Taking cue from  In light of  Against the backdrop of  Despite/inspite of The complainant alleged that The complainant further states that It is also mentioned in the complaint In the wake of chalked out a plan based on the incident occurred suffered grievous injuries in the mishap Cops suspended for seeking illegal favours extracted money from the truck driver by issuing threats of impounding the truck and initiating police action. Commissioner of Police (CP) Amitesh Kumar taking a serious cognizance of the incident or...