The form of vakalat to be filed in the High Court is governed by Rule 21 of the Appellate Side Rules, and vakalats filed in lower courts are not sufficient for appearance in the High Court.

( 1 ) THESE matters have bee directed to be posted before -a Bech by our leared brother Umamaheswaram, J. . U. S. R. No. 2829 of 1955 relates to ustamped memorada of appearace i the place of the usual vakalats filed by the leared Advocate for the respodets i a batch of civil revisio petitios. U. S. R. No. 7274 of 1955 is cocered with a similar ustamped memoradum of appearace filed by the advocate cocered i a, secod appeal preseted to this Court. The Office retured the papers i both the cases objectig that fresh appellate side vakalats duly stamped should be filed ad that the memorada of appearace would ot suffice. I each case, the leared advocates coteded that as they had filed vakalats i the proceedigs i the lower court out of which the civil revisio petitios ad the secod appeal arose, the vakalats so filed would eure for all further proceedigs, revisios or appeals arisig out of them uder Order III Rule 4 sub-rules (2) ad (3) of the Code of Civil Procedure. As the office was ot satisfied with that cotetio, the matter was posted i the first istace before our leared brother for orders.

( 2 ) IT is to be observed at the outset that the procedure i this High Court o its appellate side is govered by the Rules of the High Court, Madras, appellate side by virtue of Sec. 32 of the Adhra State Act, to which a more detailed referece will be made later. Rule 21 of these rules, so far as it is material, is as follows:"no advocate or attorey of the High Court shall be etitled to act i ay civil case uless he filed vakalatamah the form appeded here to. The vakalatamah shall authorise the advocate or attorey to appear i the appeal, petitio or other proceedigs icludig all iterlocutory or miscellaeous proceedigs coected with or arisig out of the same matter ad also i appeals uder clause 15 of the Letters Patet and in applicatios for review ad for leave to appeal to His Majesty i Coucil. "the form appeded to the rule provides that the vakalat should authorise a advocate or a attorey to appear for the executa t i the appeal or petitio as the case may be ad to coduct ad prosecute (or defed) the same ad all proceedigs that may be take i respect of ay applicatio coected with the same or ay decree or order passed therei, including all applicatios for retur of documets or the receipt of ay moeys that may be payable i the said appeal or petitio ad also i applicatios for review i appeals uder clause 15 of the Letters Patet ad i applicatios for leave to appeal to His Majesty i Coucil (ow the Supreme Court ). It is admitted that the vakalats filed i the lower courts i these matters before us are ot coformity with the form prescribed by this rule. We may ote here that the form of vakalat i the subordiate courts is govered by rule 19 of the civil Rules of Practice which is i the followig terms :"every vakalat shall, uless otherwise ordered by the Court, be i Form No. is ad shall authorise, the pleader to appear i all executio ad miscellaeous proceedigs in the suit or matter subsequet to the fial decree or order passed therei. "this form No. 12 is substatially differet from the form of vakalat to be filed i the High Court. A vakalat i this form authorises a pleader retaied by the cliet to coduct ad prosecute (or defed) the suit, origial or miscellaeous petitio as the case may be ad all proceedigs that may be take in respect of ay applicatio for executio of ay decree or order passed therein. It also empowers him to appear i all miscellaeous proceedigs in the suit or matter till all decrees or orders are fully satisfied or adjusted ad to obtai the retur of documets ad draw ay moeys that may be payable to the cliet in the said suit or matter. It further authorises him to accept oh behalf of his cliet, service of otice of all or ay appeals or petitios filed in ay court of Appeal, Referece or Revisio with regard to the said suit or matter before the disposal of the same i the court in which the vakalat is filed. While it is admitted that these vakalats are not i

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