JANKI NATH BHAT, J.: - The Judgment will dispose of civil 1st appeal No. 33 against a preliminary decree passed by the District Judge, Udhampur, 01 25-7-1966 and two revision petitions Nos. 81 and 82 of 1966 arising out of the interlocutory orders passed by the Judge on 27-4-1966. The appeal and the revision petitions arise out of the following facts:-

2. The respondent, L. Tota Ram brought a suit for rendition of accounts relating to construction work of motor road from Forebay to Power House site Chenani Hydel Project in the year 1963 against the appellant, the State, valuing the suit for purposes of court-fees and jurisdiction at Rs. 5,100/-. The plaintiff respondent among other things alleged that he was allotted work of motor road from Forebay to Power House Site Chenani Hydel Project from R. D. O. to R. D. 20000 by the Superintending Engineer Electrical Project Circle. An agreement was drawn up according to the terms and conditions agreed upon by the parties in the year 1963. The original agreement being with the department Subsequently under pressure the plain tiff-respondent was made to execute another agreement on 29-12-1964. The plaintiff-respondent also constructed a Zi

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