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Jul 03 1899 (PC)

Ghassee Jemadar Vs. NassiruddIn Mistry

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : (1899)ILR26Cal769

..... taxed in the usual way. i am of opinion that on the terms of the agreement the attorney is entitled, upon his ceasing at the instance of the defendant to act as attorney for him, to have his costs taxed in the usual way. the special agreement has been rescinded by the client by his insisting upon a change of attorneys ..... , and i certify for counsel. application for change of attorney without payment of costs is refused.2. attorney for the defendant: babu n.j. newgie.3. mr. e.j. fink acted as attorney on his own behalf.

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Jul 06 1900 (PC)

Raman Singh and ors. Vs. Queen-empress

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : (1901)ILR28Cal411

..... the village of the petitioners for the purpose of informing the 3 petitioners, nawrangi, sewbaran and gangabissen singh, that they had been appointed special constables under section 17 of the police act of 1861. on arriving at this village, the police officers found a large number of people assembled. mr. baker, the inspector of police, gave ..... with intent to prevent or deter such person from discharging his duty as a public servant. nawrangi, sewbaran and gangabissen have also been convicted under section 19 of the police act of 1861 in that, being appointed special police officers, they, without sufficient excuse, refused to serve as such or to obey the lawful order of ..... been made. nor do we think that any refusal of nawrangi, sewbaran and gangabissen to accompany the police inspector to bakhtearpore constituted an offence under section 19 of the police act, for which they could be punished. it appears that the order was intended not for any purpose of police duty, but simply that they .....

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Mar 20 1901 (PC)

Tekait Mon Mohini Jemadai Vs. Basanta Kumar Singh

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : (1901)ILR28Cal751

..... and lawful agreement, such that it may be said he has contracted himself out of the rights conferred upon him by the said marriage.10. clause (1) of section 37 of act xii of 1887 provides:11. where in any suit or other proceeding it is necessary for a civil court to decide any question regarding succession, inheritance, marriage or caste ..... must be determined according to the principles of muhammadan law. the latter proposition follows not merely from the imperative words of reg. iv of 1793, section 15 (which has been substituted by section 37 of act xii of 1837), but from the nature of the thing. for since the rights and duties resulting from the contract of marriage vary in different ..... upon a hindu wife to reside with her husband wherever he may choose to reside is not only a moral duty, but a rule of hindu law.31. section 23 of the contract act provides:the consideration or object of an agreement is lawful, unless it is forbidden by law, or is of such a nature, that, if permitted, it .....

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Aug 05 1903 (PC)

Jagadindra Nath (Sic) Vs. Chandra Nath Pod(Sic)

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : (1904)ILR31Cal242

..... mohan tai poddar was a continuing guarantee, or not, the subordinate judge has relied on the law in england and not on the law as laid down in section 129 of the contract act and its illustrations, the law as laid down by lash, l.j., in the case of lloyd's v. harper (1880) l.r. 16 ch. d. 290, which ..... so stipulated in the bond, be determined by his death. in fact under the english law such a guarantee was held not to be a continuing guarantee. illustration (a) of section 129 gives the following as an example of a continuing guarantee: 'a, in consideration that b will employ c in collecting the rent of b's zemindari, promises to b ..... the guarantee extended to a series of transactions, and so fell within the definition of a continuing guarantee given in section 129 of the contract act.9. in opposition it is urged that as in illustration (a) to section 129 of the contract act no period for c's employment is specified, it is distinguishable from the cases in the chancery courts in england .....

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Apr 13 1904 (PC)

Watkins Vs. Sarat Chunder Ghose Moulick and ors.

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : (1904)ILR31Cal572

..... has, he must refund.4. then is he entitled to charge commission upon the entire collections of the revenue-paying estate come to his hands? under section 52 of the administrator general's act (ii of 1874), he is entitled to a commission of three per cent. upon the amount or value of the assets, which he collects and ..... them in duo course of administration, why should he not be paid his commission for the trouble and responsibility o such collection and distribution? it is said 'assets' in section 52 means 'nett assets.' if so, you might have an estate of a lakh, and the debts 99,000 rupees; the administrator general collects the assets and distributes ..... allowed the l per cent, commission on the amount he so pays for government revenue. it is difficult to see why this argument should prevail. it is clear from section 54 that the administrator general is to be paid, his commission for, 'not merely the expense and trouble of collecting the assets, but also his trouble and responsibility .....

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Nov 04 1905 (PC)

Poorna Chand Bural and anr. Vs. Corporation of Calcutta

Court : Kolkata

..... j.1. this rule was issued by this court calling upon the municipal magistrate of calcutta to show cause why the conviction of the petitioners under section 574 of the calcutta municipal act read with section 408 and the sentences of fine imposed upon them should not he set aside.2. it is not necessary to go into an elaborate examination ..... committee of the corporation caused a written notice to be served upon the owners of the property in question calling upon them to carry out improvements under section 408 of the calcutta municipal act. at the time when this notice was served upon them, the property was the subject-matter of litigation, namely, a suit for partition was then ..... . a decree for partition was made on the 15th of may 1905, and on the very next day the petitioners gave notice to the corporation under section 419 of the calcutta municipal act, that they intended to make such changes in the property as would take the land out of the category of bustee lands. meanwhile, however, on .....

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Apr 10 1906 (PC)

Akshot Kumar Ghose Vs. Commissioners of the Poet of Calcutta

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : (1906)ILR33Cal1243

..... 's street with schalch's wharf.10. these proceedings were under the land acquisition act then in force, read with section 38 of bengal act v of 1870 called the port commissioners' act. by section 5 of the latter act the commissioners are constituted a corporation, and under section 6 all property vested in the commissioners is to be held in trust and to ..... in payment of all moneys due to the secretary of state and subject thereto upon trust for the purposes of that act, and not otherwise.11. under section 31 the commissioners have power for the purposes of the act to acquire property, and they have power to lease or sell property vested in or acquired by them, which is ..... not inconsistent with its use as an approach to the wharf, but it is contended that under the provisions of their act, the port commissioners held the land in trust merely for the purposes of the act [see section 6 act v (b. c.) of 1870] and not otherwise; and that having regard to the limitations placed on their powers .....

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Jun 18 1906 (PC)

Jagadis Chandra Deo Dhabal Vs. Satrughan Deo Dhabal

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : (1906)ILR33Cal1065

..... that at the time of the compromise raja satrughan was actually and rightfully in possession of the raj. that being the case, we must also hold that section 3 of act vi of 1876, sub-section 3, clauses (a) and (c), rendered raja satrughan incompetent at the time of the compromise to enter into the agreement, which the plaintiff in this ..... in the issues the subordinate judge was right in holding that the suit of the plaintiff could not succeed, and we further hold that under the provisions of section 3, clause 1 of act vi of 1876, the present appeal is barred.21. the result is that 'we confirm the judgment and decree of the subordinate judge and dismiss the ..... their own right the raj from raja satrughan dhal, and to have the orders of the revenue courts cancelled.7. the manager under the encumbered estates act refused to supply raja satrughan with finances to contest the suit on the ground that as manager he had nothing to do with the question of succession to the raj and that the parties .....

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Dec 03 1906 (PC)

Berckefeld Vs. Emperor

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : (1907)ILR34Cal73

..... made by mr. ballantine, sub-deputy magistrate.3. it seems that on the 1st december 1905 in consequence of a complaint made the district magistrate passed an order under section 133 criminal procedure code, directing the manager of the bone mill not to stack bones in the open, where they would be exposed to sun and rain, and accordingly after receipt ..... to health: it is sufficient if they be offensive to the senses. this too is clear from the provisions of section 268 indian penal code.7. the question for our consideration resolves itself down to this was the act or omission on the part of the accused, the subject of the charge, such as he was entitled to do ..... the bone mills, but denied that he lodged the information with any intention of getting the appellant turned out of it. the magistrate has believed that mr. macpherson acted in perfect good faith for the purpose merely of putting a stop to the nuisance, and after hearing the arguments of counsel on both sides we see no reason .....

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Aug 11 1908 (PC)

G.R. Fox and anr. Vs. Beni Pershad Koer

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : 4Ind.Cas.556

..... the agent of mr. charles fox was not even submitted to us. we agree with the subordinate judge that this is a case which exactly falls under section 194 of the contract act. it is clearly shown on the evidence that no money passed through mr. fox's hands. all money on the loan cheque system passed through the ..... concerned and thereafter dealt with 'as we may be advised.' if any one was liable for this sum the manager, mr. charles fox, was liable. sections 211 and 212 of the contract act certainly do not apply to this transaction. there was no disregard of directions, neglect or want of skill, or misconduct, nor any want of reasonable diligence. ..... fox by a petition to the lower court dated 15th june, 1905, called for these letters which were not produced. it must, therefore, be taken as an incontrovertiblef act that the resignation was tendered and accepted on the 24th april 1902. the contention that the moharani being a purdanashin lady it must be established that she knew and understood .....

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