Elucidate eight principles which a draftsman should keep in mind while drafting.

The draftsman should keep in mind the following Principles of drafting: As far as possible the documents should be self-explanatory. The draftsman should begin by satisfying himself that he appreciates what he means to say in the document. The well drafted document should be clear to any person who has competent knowledge of the subject matter. The draft must be readily intelligible to a layman. The documents may not be prefect because it says too much or too little or is ambiguous or contains one or more of the facts because it has to be applied in circumstances which the draftsman never contemplated. This should be avoided. Nothing is to be omitted or admitted at random on the document that is to say negative statement should generally be avoided. Use of judicial language should be made. The text of documents should be divided into paragraphs containing the relevant facts. Schedule should be provided in the documents. Whether any portion of the document should be put into the schedule(s) will depend on the circumstances. The active voice is preferable to the passive voice, unless the passive voice in a particular connection make the meaning more clear.