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1901 DIGILAW 17 (SC)

GANGA BAKHSH SINGH v. DALIP SINGH

1901-06-20

LORD DAVEY, LORD HOBHOUSE, LORD ROBERTSON, SIR RICHARD COUCH

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Judgement Appeal from a decree of the above Court (Aug. 17, 1896) made by the Additional Judicial Commissioner, affirming a decree of the Subordinate Judge of Bareli (June 30, 1894). De Gruyther, for the appellant, contended that the decree was made without jurisdiction. He referred to s. 8, Act XIV. of 1891, and contended that the Court was not properly constituted. Mayne, for the respondent. The judgment of their Lordships was delivered by LORD HOBHOUSE. In this case their Lordships will humbly advise His Majesty to discharge the decree of the Additional Judicial Commissioner of Oudh of August 17, 1896, to allow the appeal, and to remand the case to the Court of the Judicial Commissioner of Oudh, to be tried by the Judicial Commissioner and the Additional Judicial Commissioner sitting together, as provided by law. Their Lordships give no costs of the present proceedings.