JAGAT NARAYAN, C.J.—This is a plaintiffs special appeal against the judgment of learned Single Judge of this Court in second appeal dismissing its suit for the recovery of compensation which was decreed by the trial court and the first appellate court.

2. The facts which were taken to have been proved by the first appellate court and which are binding in this special appeal are these. There was a firm Doongar-mal Mohanlal at village Dholipal in Ganganagar district, the proprietor of which was Mohanlal. Ridhkaran was the Munim of that firm. He was sent to Kesinga, (District Kalihandi, Orissa) to sell gram. After selling the gram he sent the sale proceeds to the said firm by post. On 18-7-57 he sent currency notes for Rs. 2,500/-by a registered insured parcel. The parcel was contained in a cloth cover on which it was written both in figures and words that it was insured for Rs. 2,500. During transit between Kesinga and Ganganagar the parcel was tampered with and currency notes far Rs. 1,000 were removed from it. At the same time the amount of Rs. 2500 written in words and figures was altered to Rs. 1,500. In the records of Kesinga Post Office the parcel was shown as having been insure

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