Rajamannar, C.J.-This is an appeal against the judgment of Mack, J., in C.M.A. No, 415 of 1951. It arises out of certain proceedings before the Debt Conciliation Board, Kumbakonam. On 12th April, 1942, an agreement was reached between a creditor of the 13th respondent in E.P. Mo. 354 of 1949 on the file of the Subordinate Judge of Madurai and the 13th respondent, in and by which it was provided that a sum of Rs. 1,140 should be paid to the creditor and the said amount was charged on property belonging to the debtor. Under section 14 (2) of the Debt, Conciliation Act, the said agreement was directed to be registered and it was accordingly registered on 18th April, 1942. Under section 14 (2) on such registration the agreement takes effect as if it were a decree of a civil Court and executable as such:

The creditor, in whose favour the agreement was made, assigned her rights to one Krishna Iyer, the contesting respondent in this appeal. The assignment in his favour was recognised in the Kumbakonam Sub-Court on 3rd March, 1944. It is common ground that the said Krishna Iyer filed several petitions in the Kumbakonam Sub-Court for transmission of this decree to the Sub-Court, Madurai, wit

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