Court : Kolkata
Decided on : Jul-18-1911
Reported in : 13Ind.Cas.377
1. The subject-matter of the litigation which has given rise to this appeal is a tract of land whereof settlement was obtained by one U. Timon from the Government on the 21st October 1884, under a qubuliat executed for a term of ten years. The grantee died shortly after, and left behind him a brother U. Hedlot and two sisters Ka Sengai and Ka Laban. Immediately after his death, his brother, in 1885, got his own came entered in the qubuliat as his successor-in-interest and apparently continued in possession thereafter. U. Hedlot transferred a portion of his interest in the disputed land to some of the defendants on the 22nd March 1887. On the 13th November 1895, the two sisters of U. Timon commenced an action for declaration of title to the disputed land and for recovery of possession. Their case in substance was, that they were Khasias and that under the customary rules of inheritance prevalent amongst them, sisters were entitled to succeed in preference to brothers. The defendants to ...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Kolkata
Decided on : Aug-07-1911
Reported in : 13Ind.Cas.721
Fletcher, J.1. This is a suit to recover damages resulting from an alleged conspiracy.2. The present suit is one of five analogous suits brought against the present defendants arising out of a criminal case which was commonly known as the Midnapore Bomb conspiracy Case. The Emperor v. Santosh Chunder Dass 13 C.W.N. 861 : 9 C.L.J. 663 : 2 Ind. Cas. 681 : 10 Cr.L.J. 125.3. The plaintiff, Peary Mohan Das, is about 68 years of age. He appeared to me to be older. He was formerly in Government service as a Sub-Registrar of deeds--but in the year 1884 his services were dispensed with owing to his having returned to the person presenting the same a deed which was believed to be forged.4. Since the year 1881 the plaintiff has lived in Midnapore where ho appears to be held in respect; and esteem.5. The first defendant, Mr. Donald Weston, is a member of the Indian Civil Service and was formerly District Magistrate and Collector of Midnapore. The second defendant, Moulvi Mazaharul Huq, is a Deputy...
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