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1926 DIGILAW 5 (MAD)

Kasthuri Chetty v. Chinnaswami Pillai Dead And

1926-01-05

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JUDGMENT In S. A. No. 443 of 1923 1. The plaintiffs suit was dismissed in the Court of first instance on the District Munsifs finding that the sale-deeds, Exs. D, E and F were brought about to defraud 1st defendants creditor, viz., 4th defendant. The Subordinate Judge also found as a conclusion of fact that these transactions were not, (sic)a fide. 2. He, however, stave the plaintiff, who was a purchaser under Ex. F, a charge for Rs. 450 on the suit properties, on the ground that his vendor Maruthanayagam Pillai had paid Rs 400 in discharging a prior mortgage (Ex. C) on 1st defendnts house in Dindigul. The learned Judge did hot rely on the doctrine of subrogation, but he gave this relief out of equitable considerations. In so doing he overlooked the law that there can be no equity in favour of a purchaser in fraud of creditors who acts without bona fides Vide Karuppan Ambalagaran v. Muhammad Spkuth Levvai (1). 3. Even assuming that some consideration passed for the sale under Ex. F to plaintiff which the District Munsif found against, the Subordinate Judge has not clearly found to be established. The plaintiff has no right to be paid what his vendor paid under a speculative and fraudulent purchase. 4. The appeal is allowed and the decree of the lower Appellate Court is reversed and the decree of the District Munsif dismissing the suit is restored with costs in this Court. In S. A. No. 1489 of 1923. 5. On the findings of the Courts below, and in view of the result of the connected Second Appeal No 443 of 1923, this second appeal is dismissed with costs.