Judgement

Appeal from a judgment and decree of the Court of the Resident at Hyderabad (September 27, 1915) (As to the right of appeal to His Majesty in Council from the above-named Court see the Foreign Jurisdiction Act, 1890(53 & 54 Vict. c. 37), s. 9, the Indian Foreign Jurisdiction Order in Council (September 12, 1902), and further Order in Council of March 22, 1913; the effect is that the Code of Civil Procedure is made applicable subject to modifications which do not affect the matter. Special leave to appeal from the Residents Court at Hyderabad was given in other cases on March 22, 1913, and December 30, 1916,) reversing a decree of the Assistant Resident and restoring that of the District Judge of Secunderabad.

The appellant sued the respondents to recover Rs. 39,825 as principal and interest due upon fourteen hundis drawn in his favour. The question upon the appeal was whether the Resident had rightly held that having regard to the terms of the hundis, which appear from the judgment of their Lordships, the suit could not be maintained against the first respondent.

1918. Oct. 28, 29. Sir Erle Richards, K.C., and Kenworthy Brown for the appellant. The first respondent was ma