Judgement

Appeal by special leave from a decree of the High Court (October 25, 1920) reversing a decree of the Subordinate Judge, first class, of Ludhiana.

The appellant brought a suit for a declaration that he was a Mohal Rajput, and that entries in the revenue papers showing his caste as Mohal Khayyat were incorrect. The trial judge made a decree as prayed, but that decree was reversed by the High Court (Chevis and Scott-Smith JJ.) upon appeal and the suit dismissed.

8 Law. Rep. 52 Ind. App. 201 ( 1924- 1925) Ghulam Rasul Khan V. Secretary of State for India in C ouncil

The facts and the grounds of the decision of the High Court appear from the judgment of the Judicial Committee.

1925. Feb. 9, 10. De Gruyther K.C. and Parikh for the appellant.

Dunne K.C. and Kenworthy Brown for the respondent.

1925. March 12. The judgment of their Lordships was delivered by

LORD CARSON. The (plaintiff) appellant is a resident in the District of Ludhiana of the Punjab and is the owner of "culturable lands" in that district. In or about the year 1912 he bought certain other lands and applied for mutation of names. The Deputy Commissioner and, on appeal, the Financial Commissioner of the Punjab, on