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....st fail with regard to that item. As regards plot B the District Judge has not come to any definite conclusion. If the 3rd defendant was a lessee to plant casuarina trees under defendants Nos. 1 and 2 before they sold the land to the plaintiff, his rights should be safeguarded. We must ask the District Judge to give a finding upon the following issues: (1) Whether there was a valid and su....

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....ant of a registered instrument in writing as a lease of land for planting casuarina trees is not an agricultural lease to which Section 107 of the Transfer of Property Act does not apply.] 5. The second appeal then came on for further hearing on the 8th April 1915. 6. Mr. T. R. Ramachandra Iyer, for the Appellant, contended that the lease was for an agricultural purpose. 7. [Mr. Venkatara....

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....innathambi Goundan 24 M.P 421 exactly cover this case. We must, therefore, hold that there was no valid lease when defendants Nos. 1 and 2 sold the property to the plaintiff. 11. A further question was raised that the suit for a bare declaration is not maintainable. The District Munsif found that the 3rd defendant was in possession at the date of the suit: and he referred to a certain admitted ....

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....15. 15. Mr. O.P. Venkataraghavachariyar, for the Respondent.-The order calling for the finding was ultra vires. Peria Krishnasami Naik v. Aiyappa Naik 24 Ind. Cas. 924 : 1 L.W. 376. It is quite competent to this Bench to go behind the order calling for finding. Durga Chowdhrani v. Jewahir Singh 18 C.P 23 : 17 I.A. 122; Lukhi Narain Jagadeb v. Jodu Nath Deo 21 C.P 504 : 21 I.A. 39; Shivabasava v....