Ponnusami Pillai – Appellant
Versus
Samu Ammal – Respondent
1. The appellant claimed either that the attachment should be set aside in its entirety, as the decree was fraudulently obtained or in the alternative, that the sale under the attachment should be subject to the mortgage. In either case we think that the claim is covered by Order XXI Rule 58 of the Civil Procedure Code. Rule 62 provides for the recognition of the mortgage. Rule 61 provides for the rejection of the claim. We are unable to accept Mr. Deva Dosss contention that the Code does not contemplate the rejection of a claim of a mortgagee as such; the decision in Nemagauda v. Paresha (1897) I.L.R 22 B. 640 shows, that claims founded on mortgages are as much within the rule as any other claim. The learned Counsel for the appellant has quoted no cases to the contrary : the decision Bhiku v. Shujat Ali (1901) I.L.R. 29 C. 25 refers to the question of possession being disturbed after sale : that has no bearing on the present question. Moreover the language of Article 11 of the Limitation Act shows that orders refusing to recognise mortgages are within the article.
2. Mr. Deva Dosss contention that as there was no investigation, the one year rule does not apply comes too lat
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