The Calcutta Law Reports of Cases Decided by the High Court, Calcutta, Also Judgments of H. M.'s Privy Council, 1877, Volume 7Brown & Company, 1899 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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... necessary to establish a gene- ral district custom . They are of opinion that the High Court was justified in finding that no sufficient evidence of such a district custom had been given . Their Lordships may observe that in the year ...
... necessary to establish a gene- ral district custom . They are of opinion that the High Court was justified in finding that no sufficient evidence of such a district custom had been given . Their Lordships may observe that in the year ...
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... necessary under such circumstances for credi- tors and others impeaching transactions of this kind to give substantive evidence of fraud , they would often be placed in a hopelessly unfair position . They , generally speaking , have no ...
... necessary under such circumstances for credi- tors and others impeaching transactions of this kind to give substantive evidence of fraud , they would often be placed in a hopelessly unfair position . They , generally speaking , have no ...
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... necessary now to refer to the sections of the Act appli- cable to the case . Section 47 empowers the Court , amongst other things , to grant an insolvent his personal discharge , or to dismiss his petition , or to adjourn the hearing ...
... necessary now to refer to the sections of the Act appli- cable to the case . Section 47 empowers the Court , amongst other things , to grant an insolvent his personal discharge , or to dismiss his petition , or to adjourn the hearing ...
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... necessary to state them , are as follows : -The insolvents acted as agents in this country for the opposing creditor , Mr. Sears in various matters , and from time to time received moneys and made payments on his behalf . On the 10th of ...
... necessary to state them , are as follows : -The insolvents acted as agents in this country for the opposing creditor , Mr. Sears in various matters , and from time to time received moneys and made payments on his behalf . On the 10th of ...
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... necessary conditions in order to bring a case within it would be , that there should be a true owner of the goods as distinguished from the appare nt owner , and such an owner as had the power to dissent from the possession of the ...
... necessary conditions in order to bring a case within it would be , that there should be a true owner of the goods as distinguished from the appare nt owner , and such an owner as had the power to dissent from the possession of the ...
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adopted alleged appeal application arrears award Baboo Bahadoor BARNES PEACOCK Bilaspur Bose challan Chowdhry Chunder CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION claim co-parcener co-sharers Collector contended contract Coomar costs creditor DADA dated Dattaka Dayabhaga debt decided declared decree deed defendant dismissed District Judge Doorga entitled evidence execution fact father follows Full Bench GARTH Ghose ground held High Court Hindu Hindu Law Huro Indian Penal Code insolvent interest joint Judgment judgment-debtor Justice Kali Pershad Khan KOERI Lall land Lordships lower Appellate Court lower Court Magistrate matter Mitakshara Mohun Moonsiff Morgan and Forbes mortgage mouzah Nath opinion owner paid parties payment Penal Code person petitioner plaint plaintiff PONTIFEX possession PRINSEP Privy Council proceedings purchased question referred rent res judicata respondent SANNAI sapinda Sessions Judge share Singh Small Cause Small Cause Court sold Subordinate Judge tenant tenure tion widow witnesses
Popular passages
Page 180 - ... to him or some person through whom he claims by a person being in respect of the same estate or interest in...
Page 52 - In all cases of bailment the bailee is bound to take as much care of the goods bailed to him as a man of ordinary prudence would under similar circumstances, take of his own goods of the same bulk, quality and value as the goods bailed.
Page 203 - All agreements are contracts if they are made by the free consent of parties competent to contract, for a lawful consideration and with a lawful object, and are not hereby expressly declared to be void.
Page 40 - Owner, or whereof he had taken upon him the Sale, Alteration, or Disposition as Owner, the same shall be deemed to be the Property of such Prisoner, so as to become vested in the Provisional Assignee of the said Court by the Order made in pursuance of this Act...
Page 437 - ... the bird in question was really a partridge? and yet it might as well be urged, in that case, that the magistrate had no jurisdiction unless the bird were a partridge, as it may be urged in the present case that he has none unless the machine be a boat. So in the case of a conviction for keeping dogs for the destruction of game without being duly qualified to do so; after the conviction had found that the offender kept a dog of that description, could he, in a civil action, be allowed to dispute...
Page 36 - In equity it is not necessary for the alienation of property that there should be a formal deed of conveyance. A contract for valuable consideration, by which it is agreed to make a present transfer of property, passes at once the beneficial interest, provided the contract is one of which a court of equity will decree specific performance. In the language of Lord Hardwicke, the vendor becomes a trustee for the vendee ; subject, of course, to the contract being one to be specifically performed.
Page 56 - 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 would defeat the provisions of any law; or is fraudulent; or involves or implies injury to the person or property of another; or the Court regards it as immoral, or opposed to public policy.
Page 180 - PROVIDED always, and be it further enacted, that when any acknowledgment of the title of the person entitled to any land or rent shall have been given to him or his agent in writing signed by the person in possession or in receipt of the profits of such land, or in receipt of such rent...
Page 206 - Every agreement by which any party thereto is restricted absolutely from enforcing his rights under or in respect of any contract by the usual legal proceedings in the ordinary tribunals, or which limits the time within which he may thus enforce his rights, is void to that extent.
Page 322 - To suits to enforce the right to share in any property, moveable or immoveable, on the ground that it is joint family property ; and to suits for the recovery of maintenance, where the right to receive such maintenance is a charge on the inheritance of any estate —the period of twelve years from the death of the persons from whom the property alleged to be joint is said to have descended, or...