1. These appeals are from the judgment of Veeraswami, J., reversing the concurring judgments and decrees of the courts below and dismissing the suit instituted by the appellant for recovery of monies due under certain transactions to be referred to hereafter. The respondents are of Indian domicile and they form members of a joint Hindu family with their home in Ramanathapuram District, They had a business at Ohne in Pegu District in Burma and in respect of two sums of Rs.10,000 each borrowed from the appellants in the above appeals, they through the first respondent who was the Kartha of the family executed on 25-10-1937 two mortgages securing certain immovable properties belonging to them and situate in that country. Thu mortgage documents were duly registered in accordance with the law of Burma and