High Courts

Keekangote Narayana Tantri vs Nagappa and Others

Madras High Court · Decided on 14 November 1917 · Citation: AIR 1918 Mad 126 : (1918) 34 MLJ 515

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6 paragraphs · 123 words
1.

In the original vernacluar petition it is quite clear that what the petitioner asked for was liberty to withdraw with permission to bring a fresh suit.

2.

In these circumstances following Golam Muhammad v. Shibendra Pada Banerjee I.L.R (1908) C. 990 we think that the order ''plaintiff is

permitted to withdraw from the suit'' must be read with the petition and construed as granting it. On the other construction the order is most

misleading to the petitioner and not an order contemplated by the Code.

3.

We allow the Letters Patent Appeal with costs, and set aside the decree of the District Judge and remand the appeal to the District Judge for

disposal according to law, other costs will abide the result.