1884 (6) TMI 1

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..... 2. The plaintiff is suing to recover possession of certain property, and he must recover upon the strength of his own title. He claims as reversionary heir of Hanuman Bakhsh, the son of Jagraj. In order to succeed he must show that the estate was the heritable property of Hanuman Bakhsh. On looking at the letter of the Chief Commissioner of the 13th February 1860, it appears to their Lordship....

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.... Chief Commissioner proposes to assign for the support of the family confiscated lands in the Sitapore district assessed at Rs. 11,100, and in the following proportions:--Beni Madho's son, Rs. 6,000; Narpat Singh, Rs. 2,500; Jagraj's widow and his family, Rs. 2,500." Then he goes on to say, at paragraph 8; " The two boys, viz., the son of Beni Madho, and of Jagraj, should reside at Sitapor....

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....l provision for the members of this family not only because they are objects of compassion in themselves, but also because he is convinced that this generous treatment of the family of so determined an enemy as Beni Madho will be regarded by the Oudh taluqdars as a most magnanimous act on the part of the British Government, and will earn for it enduring popularity." 3. The Government assented t....

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....nd, did not restrict Mussammat Shahzad Kunwar's right to a life interest only; and as she acquired possession, not as heir to her son, but as the survivor of three joint owners, her proprietary right was absolute. The fact that the name of Hanuman Singh only was at first entered in the Collector's malquzari register is unimportant, and cannot affect the rights of the joint owners." It is u....