Lord Blanesburgh:-

This is an appeal from a decree dated 11th January 1933 of the Chief Court of Oudh at Luoknow in appearance modifying, but in principle reversing a decree dated 5th January 1931 of the Court of the Subordinate Judge, Sultanpur. The suit in which these decrees were pronounced was commenced on 11th April 1929, by the present respondent, the widow of the Raja Partab Bahadur Singh of Kutari, against the present appellant to recover payment of Rs. 15,243 and accrued interest alleged to be due to the respondent for maintenance under a deed of gift of 23rd May 1926, made in favour of the appellant by his uncle, Baghwan Baksh Singh. By that deed, amongst other provisions made for the appellant, and together also with benefits for the infant son of the donor, and for the respondent, the appellant, taking title thereto from the donor, was constituted in effect tenant for life of the Kutari estate, with the exception of two villages otherwise donated, but he was in return laid under an obligation to provide maintenance for the respondent at the rate of Rs.5000 a year. It was in respect of his liability in this regard that the respondent's suit was brought.

The appellant's ans