Judgement

Appeal (No. 41 of 1944) from a judgment and decree of the High Court (July 28, 1942) which reversed on second appeal a judgment and decree of the court of the District Judge of Coimbatore (August 4, 1933), which on first appeal had affirmed a judgment and decree of the Court of the Subordinate Judge of Coimbatore (November 30, 1931).

In 1825 the British authorities in Madras granted to one Govinda Rao, the great-grandfather of the respondent, the jaghir of Maileripalayam, which consisted of seven shotriem villages. From the correspondence that passed between the departments concerned before the grant it appeared that Govinda Rao was the Head Sarishtadar in the district of Coimbatore, and that it was proposed to reward him for services rendered by him to the Government. He was asked to select seven villages, and the Collector of the District reported to the Board of Revenue the villages so selected, whereupon the latter recommended to the Governor that the grant be made to Govinda Rao as a shotriem. On December 16, 1825, the Governor in Council approved the recommendation and asked the Board of Revenue to prepare and submit the requisite deed for execution. It would appear