Judgement

Appeal (No. 13 of 1927) from an order of the High Court (June 19, 1925) reversing orders of the Controller of Rents ; and appeal (No. 87 of 1927) from a decree of the High Court in its appellate jurisdiction (April 27, 1926) varying a decree of the Court in its original jurisdiction.

The appeals, both by the above named appellants, related to the Calcutta Rent Act, 1920, as amended in 1923 and 1924, and raised questions with regard to the jurisdiction of the Controller of Rents thereunder. There was a further question as to the jurisdiction of the President of the Improvement Tribunal in appeal, but that question was concluded in favour of the appellants by the decision of the Board in Keshoram Poddar v. Nundo Lal Mallick. (( 1927) L. R. 54 I.

A. 152.)

The facts and the effect of the decisions in the matters given in India appear from the judgment of the Judicial Committee.

1928. April 24; May 8, 10. W. A. Greene K.C. and Dube for the appellants.

De Gruyther K.C. and Parikh for the respondents.

June 14. The judgment of their Lordships was delivered by

LORD ATKIN. These two appeals from the High Court at Port William in Bengal raise a question as to the construction of the