The Indian Decisions (Old Series): Being a Verbatim Reprint of the Reports of Cases Decided by the Late Supreme Courts and the Sudder Dewanny Adawluts in India, Volume 9

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Page 649 - We find no grounds for interfering with the decision of the lower court, and dismiss the appeal, with costs.
Page 476 - ... from his jumma has subjected himself to the payment of the increase demanded, and that the lands are capable of affording it.
Page 413 - Company's succession to the dewany, by whatever authority, and whether by a writing or without a writing, shall be deemed valid, provided the grantee actually and bond fide obtained possession of the land so granted previous to the date above mentioned, &c.
Page 383 - of several brothers living together in family partnership, should one acquire property by means of funds common to the whole, the property so acquired belongs jointly to all the brothers. Should, however, the means of acquisition, drawn from the joint funds, be of little consideration, and the personal exertions considerable, two shares belong to the acquirer, and one to each of the other brothers.
Page 399 - Court, that any order passed in the execution of a decree in regard to mesne profits, interest, or other matter in dispute between the parties to the suit, which may be involved in the decision...
Page 399 - No. 1129, which declares, that ' any order passed in execution of a decree in regard to any matter in dispute between the parties to the suit, which may be involved in the decision, must be looked upon as a necessary process for carrying into effect the original intentions of the court passing the decree, in respect to a point, in which it may, in fact, be said already to have pronounced a formal judgment, and cannot therefore be considered as constituting a new cause of action.
Page 79 - Regulation [494] shall have been received, or stipulated to be received, if it be proved, that any attempt has been made to elude the rules prescribed in it by any deduction from the loan, or by any device or means whatever " ; and then there conies this: " nor to give any other judgment but for the dismission of the suit," and we cannot conceive that that means anything but the dismission PC ix.
Page 413 - Government in its liberality, determined that ' all grants for holding land exempt from the payment of revenue made previous to the...
Page 646 - Lordships therefore, giving effect to the compromise which has been reached, are of opinion that the decree of the lower Court should be...
Page 607 - ... for a period of 12 years prior to the institution of the present suit.

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