Prasaddas Pal vs Jagannath Pal - 1932 Supreme(Cal) 287

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1932 Supreme(Cal) 287

C. C. GHOSE, MITTER
Prasaddas Pal – Appellant
Versus
Jagannath Pal – Respondent

JUDGMENT

C.C. Ghose, Ag. C.J.

1. I have had the advantage of reading the judgment which has been prepared by my learned brother and I agree with him in the conclusions summarized in his judgment.

Mitter, J.

2. This is an appeal from the judgments and decrees of my learned brother Lort-Williams, J., and arises in two suits. The appellant Prasaddas Pal was the plaintiff in suit No. 933 of 1930 and defendant in suit No. 838 of 1930. Jagannath Pal and others are plaintiff's in the latter suit. The suit brought by Prasad was dismissed, whereas the suit brought against him was decreed.

3. It appears that one Nilmani Pal, who was governed by the Dayabhaga school of Hindu law, executed, at Calcutta, a deed of endowment, on or about 25th July 1911, by which he dedicated the house and premises No. 61, Clive Street and the house and premises No. 105,Balaram Do Street, to the sheba of the idol Shree Shree Annapoorna, established by him in the latter house and premises, and for feeding the poor and carrying out other charitable objects. He appointed himself as the shebait and five other persons as assistant shebaits for carrying out the sheba of the deity as also for carrying out the charitable obje

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