Sir Lancelot Sanderson—

This is an appeal by the plaintiff in the suit from a judgment and decree of the High Court of Judicature at Patna, dated 19th February 1925, which reversed a decree of the Subordinate Judge of Darbhanga dated 25th June 1921. The delay in the disposal of this appeal is accounted for by the fact that the appeal was dismissed for want of prosecution on 4th November 1926, and it was not until 22nd March 1928, that by an order of His Majesty in Council the appeal was restored upon certain conditions therein specified. The appellant's case was lodged in April 1928; the respondents however did not file a case and were not represented at the hearing of this appeal.

The suit was brought by the plaintiff, a pardanashin lady, to set aside the sale of a certain share of Mauza Ladugaon, which took place on 6th June 1919, by reason of alleged arrears of revenue, for recovery of possession of the said share and for mesne profits.

It was alleged that the plaintiff's share in the said village was five annas ten gandas, and that defendants 2 and 3, Bedanand Thakur and Lachhmi Kant Thakur, together with other persons, were the owners of the other share in the said village. It wa