MAHARAJ SINHA, J.

( 1 ) NORMALLY, a learned Single Judge exercises the revisional jurisdiction both under the provisions of Section 115 of the Code of Civil procedure and also under Article 227 of the Constitution to decide on merits all applications under such jurisdiction.

( 2 ) IN the present case, however, in dealing with the merits of the above revisional application the learned Judge found that the point that arose for His lordship's consideration was a point where there was no direct authority or judicial pronouncement of this Court. In the words of the learned Judge. "the point as to whether an unregistered society or an unregistered club can acquire and hold properties movable as well as immovable is a point which has not been dealt with and decided in a direct way by this Court. As it will appear the point is not at all free from controversies".

( 3 ) ON the above basis, after having considered the facts and circumstances of the case and the decided authorities on the subject, the learned judge was pleased to frame two questions, which questions, the learned Judge thought should be referred to "higher Bench" for decision. For the sake of convenience the said two questi

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