Kolkata Court August 1902 Judgments
Shyama Charan Banerji Vs. Mrinmayi Debi
Court: Kolkata
Decided on: Aug-27-1902
Reported in: (1904)ILR31Cal79
Hill and Brett, JJ.1. By this suit the plaintiff sought to recover possession of a parcel of garden land.2. His case was, that the, garden had belonged to his father and uncle in moieties and that on the death of his father he as his heir became entitled to one moiety. The other moiety descended on the death of the uncle to the two sons of the latter, Kalikamal and Nilkamal. On the death of Kalikamal, his widow Trailokyamohini succeeded to his one-fourth share, and when she died it passed to Gobindamohini, Kalikamal's mother. On the death of Nilkamal his widow Bhabatarini took the remaining one-fourth share as his heiress. Bhabatarini and Gobindamohini both died childless, the former in November 1888, and the latter in November 1894, leaving the plaintiff the sole reversionary heir of their respective states. On the 8th January 1888 the defendant's husband purchased from Bhabatarini her one-fourth share in the garden, and on the 4th June 1890 he purchased from Gobindamohini her one-fou...
Tag this Judgment!Buta Vs. Municipal Committee of Lahore
Court: Kolkata
Decided on: Aug-02-1902
Reported in: (1902)ILR29Cal854
Andrew Scoble, J.1. Buta, the plaintiff and appellant, is a contractor of Lahore, who, in 1887, obtained a contract from the defendants, the Municipal Committee of that city, for the building of a Town Hall, to be called the Victoria Jubilee Hall, in commemoration of Her late Majesty's Jubilee. The building was completed in February 1890, but when the final accounts came to be settled disputes arose between the parties, which were referred to arbitration by an agreement dated the 18th February 1891. The material portion of this agreement is as follows:And whereas certain differences and disputes have arisen and are still pending between the said parties so far as relate to measurements of work done and to the rates to he paid for the same where such rates hare not been agreed upon between the said parties. And whereas the said parties hereto for the purpose of finally adjusting the said matters in difference and dispute between them have mutually agreed to refer the same to the judgmen...
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