https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291685 A power of attorney limited to realising one specified mortgage debt, even if it authorised suing, settling, receiving process and giving receipts, was held not to be a general power of attorney under the relevant procedural rule. The decisive test was whether the authority extended to all business, or all business of a particular kind, rather than being confined to a single transaction or special occasion. Because the instrument empowered the agent only for one specific recovery matter, it was a special power of attorney. The appeal failed and the decree against the appellant was affirmed. en-us Thu, 31 Aug 1916 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 21 Nov 2020 11:35:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291685 A power of attorney limited to realising one specified mortgage debt, even if it authorised suing, settling, receiving process and giving receipts, was held not to be a general power of attorney under the relevant procedural rule. The decisive test was whether the authority extended to all business, or all business of a particular kind, rather than being confined to a single transaction or special occasion. Because the instrument empowered the agent only for one specific recovery matter, it was a special power of attorney. The appeal failed and the decree against the appellant was affirmed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 31 Aug 1916 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=291685