Solicitor General V. Perera

1914 Present: Pereira J.

SOLICITOR-GENERAL v. PERERA.

504-P. C. Avissawella, 16,774.

Excise Ordinance, No. 8 of 1912, ss. 17, 26 and 30-Arrack renter failing to pay instalment of rent-Cancellation by Government Agent of license to sell arrack under s. 26 (1) (a)-" Fee "-Appeal-Points of law not stated in the petition of appeal urged at the hearing of the appeal-Criminal Procedure Code, s. 340.

 Where, in a criminal case, a party has no right of appeal except on a matter of law, the petition of appeal should contain a statement of the matter of law to be argued, and the appellant should at the argument confine himself to the matter stated in the petition; but where a party has a general right of appeal under section 338 of the Criminal Procedure Code, he is not subject to be restricted to the grounds urged in the petition of appeal.

Where the Governor had delegated to the Excise Commissioner the power under section 24 of the Excise Ordinance to determine the conditions and restrictions for the grant of licenses under the Ordinance, and a certain condition in a license had the sanction of the Excise Commissioner,-

Held, that the condi

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