Lord Atkinson:-

This is an appeal from a judgment and decree dated the 27th February, 1920, of the High Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal which reversed a judgment and decree dated the 17th April, 1919, of the Addi tional Subordinate Judge of Howrah. The main question for determination by the Board is whether or not the compromise of a certain suit instituted by the appellant to recover possession of certain lands there tofore purchased by her from one Dharma Das Kundu, since deceased, purporting to have been made and entered into on the 7th February, 1917, had in fact been so made and entered with her full knowledge and consent or the contrary. The appel lant is a purdanashin lady aged about 43 years. She has two sons, Raman and Srish, the latter of whom appears to be competent to some extent to transact busi ness, and two brothers named Satish, about 47 years of age and the other, Sailadbar, who is younger. She can write and read in Bengali; can sign her name, and from her evidence would appear to be a person of some intelligence. The trial Judge found on the evidence before him that this com promise was not made and entered into with the knowledge and consent of the a