S. BARMAN, J.

( 1 ) DEFENDANT No. 3 in a partition suit is the appellant from an order of the learned subordinate Judge Cuttack, whereby he appointed an outsider as receiver in respect of the suit agricultural lands.

( 2 ) IN May, 1963, the plaintiffs filed the suit for a decree for partition of their respective shares. The total area of the suit lands is said to be 5. 656 acres. The defendants are said to be members of a joint Hindu family. The 11 plaintiffs are each purchaser for a specific portion of property from different members of the defdts' family. The total acquisition of the plaintiffs by purchase is said to be 3 acres. On the plaintiffs' application for receiver the learned Subordinate Judge appointed one Sri Dibakar Jena of Souri Gram Punchayet as receiver. Hence this misc. appeal filed by defdt No. 3.

( 3 ) THE learned Subordinate Judge did not give any reasons for his appointing the receiver. His order, which is cryptic, is this: "26. 4-1-64. Parties file haziras. Heard lawyers at length on the Receiver matter. Let Sri Dibakar Jena of Souri Gram Puchayet be appointed as a receiver in respect of the agricultural lands till the disposal of the suit. Let a copy of or