VI WOORE IND. APP. ass B . ~ Y I T N D O ~ S YOOKMRJEA
iiw, and ought to hnvc, on the side which is neic rhe water, B slope more 01 less
gradual), would rtil l more he upon the East 1nd:a Compan7'r: land.
Tben t i e Cavrt diaousses the queaiioii. nlietlrer the East h
lniisc be taken to be the owners of the soil, could properly do
tbat thcy mqht proporly do it except 60 far BJ
nd>igr&nii of the ~ . i ~ e r (which no one wenis to ~ R Y
an !her might in!erii.rc >with the riohla of pariiri
appear^ diat they dealt vith some p&wze persons
08 far is ?he h j a h a had an? intercai ~n respeot of their being the owners or lords
of the Talook of Sootalootee, thcp ohtamed their Consent probihly because their
e think. thereinre, ir i s clear enour '1 thar the Couri below same to a nghc
wnalurion upon tha t matter of fact: $an? rate Sir Frederi(3k Theaigrr could
hardly in his reply -.arty she OBBQ EO far 18 ts m ~ , thar it w m doer the other vag.
\?hen v e tind thar B Court I i a ~ i n ~ juriadrorio? to try rnnrters of fact bsve deter-
riised 8 mater of fact in & ~ e r t a i n way, panioularly n matter of fact of B local d e
sc~ipticn, and tu -hieh iheir local knowledge m g h t very much asmt them, WE should
i.ot be diaposed to reverce the d-&ion af the Court IS determining tliat fact bec~use
?e sce our wav to tba ~ a i i i e conclusion. Taking the evidence as iz stands,
8 i t ia by the"%rgumel.t of t he learned Chef [289] JJstiee in &e ."de-
ore pa,ticularlj ny ;lie avplsnarror rahieh n ~ i e l i t e d bp Mr. Ritehle
snd by rhr argument bofoio U@. their Lordahips haie nu doubt that it
- t o ad,ise Her ?.lajerry rbar the judgment in this ease Eh0u.d be affirmed,
and w i i i cosis.
D. OhlEISH OHUNDER RAZE [le561 Vl NOORE IUD. APP. %Do
therwn \>se declared due and aareed to be paid off br instalments before a
given time. l'agments rere me& at irregular period-, rliieh pagmcnta tlic
Bondholder cl~inied to rppropriata to ksepug down the interert upon
rhe whole mni composed of both the original principal auni as a d 8 4 tbo
aum mertionad in the Karamamah 8 8 accrued thereon for intem8t. Held,
p a p e r % onip being appropriated torardd the iiquidaimn of the p r i x i p a !
mn due.
in India f rom the commenceincnt of tlie suit.
to he renovorcd there.
Costs sxarded B r u e o e d d Appellanr, upoil appeal and in all the proreednrgr
The costs incurred iu India
This 98s an appeal frum a demiun 01 tile Sudiler Deasirng Adawiut at Cakut t s ,
tLnr accoimt, t o t i l e Appellant, after the zmkng, but not in accordance rrith the
terms ard oonditiooa oi the agreement, and ui3iout anj directions having been
given by the Respurdenra 88 to the applicxtron ?hereof reapeotiael?.
no dispute between the Appellant ahd Respondenrs &s t o the fact
of the mshino and execution of the agreement, OT 8s to tb.e sum of Ita 34,628
being the &si ainauiit due at tha time of the meking thereoi, or as to tlir a m ~ u n i
of the sererd pawents ~ubsequently made on B C ~ O U U Z by ihe Responder-ts The
only queation W ~ P upor. the construction of the Keramaurah. after-mentioned, and
nlirthcr the principlr iiiaisted on by lhe Appellant of apprupiiatiiig and appiping
the papncnts cowards the liquidatioc of the principal n m ~ m m d intoreat due
upon tliir inntniment >vas iig1)G and pmper.
The facts of the cam wcro as follows:-
Aiiurid Cliuiidri Rase, the father of tlie Respondents, B Hindoo inhabitant
of Bengel. borruvad from the h p p e l l ~ r ~ t c on die 20th Ilyaaok 123i , R.E., tlie i u m of
RI. 30,000. and executed a deed mortgaging part of his immolreeble
pioperry to the Appellrnt t o ieeiire the repaymen; of that ~ w n . togetha
[291]-reai thereon &t rhr rate of R 1 per oent per meneem. He d
iraving repaid that sum, and indehted to the Apprllant not, only In tlir amount
oi n r m r , p d m m q , hut a190 in 8 further sum on account of ~ r r r a r ~ of interem
aoorocd due theieon, leeving the Respondenta his E O ~ B and eo-heirs and L d h e e
lhtalr, his widow, s.nce deeraaed.
The amount of principal and interest at that time due -a&@, by agreement
betaern the parties, ealculated up io the 40th Assar 1940. R E , (July 1853.) arid
the qgregate a ~ o u n t was ascertained and admitted by the Respondents to hc,
Rs. 34,688 8a On the *&me day die Respondent, Or.irish Chunder Raee, ior 1mi
rclf and si the manager oi the j n i r t iamilr, and guardian of his brothor, Pnrnno
Cbunder Ilaee. and U'logoban Cnundei Ilaee, the other Renpondinie, wiio W ~ P
t h r ininore, and Luklire Dibbab, in order to releaso the m a t e and property,
d u n t a r i l ~ enteicd into and d d y erreutsd the Earamannh. or agreiment, upon
which tha suit vas bmughr, which %e 88 follows:-
' I. Omeisli Clrunder Rsae, my fsrhcr, and I, Lukhee Dibbah, my hurbaixl,
Aiiuod Chunder Raee. deceased, an the 90th Bpark 1231, pladged rii j-ou his 5
anm% 6 gundahr 'I rowrees 2 krsnts s h r e of Ta!ook Turf h i a m Jowar.ee. and
executing a rnoitgage bond, borrowed the mm of Ra 30.000, ~ g r e e i i i ~ to >ay intorcar
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There
VI MOORE IND UP., 19% RAMUNDOSS I idOKERIBI
tlhrrupon st the rste of R 1 per rrnt per men~em, and h s ~ m g appointed ue as
gumdianr and manngers oE his minor son6 BtogoLrn Chuoder Xaee and Purnoo
Clunder Rae,, died on the l0tii Rym,k 1259.
' \Ye ere unable at preaour to pay nt once die rironey due aii.der rho Bord, irlth
Interwt. and Ly redeeming :he R o d rcleeup uw p m p z ~ t p . niid m e alio tinable
TO DBT in'ereat &t the rate of R. 1. Tau [ZgZ] hare. rhorofore, >.emitted 4 m m . 8
p e i c i n t . per menae'n of the intereilt o f the money, and have agreed TO take iuterelt
after tile rate of 12 mrm par cort. On making U? the accounts. rhcrefore. of rhat
LI due. bp oaleulation of inrerert uporr the sborrmentioned IUD of the Band from tlx
dare of &a Bond up tn the 28th Poor 1237 a% the rate of R. 1 pet cent. PET r~enrsm:
m e r e s t admitted to br due &t the time oi the making of the agreerriert Tith the
RespondemS. Thirdly, inteieet on the principal sum of Ils. 30.000 at 12 anme
per oent. per i i i t i i ~ e n up to the end of the ten p a r a mentioned to the agreement,
and from the er] iration of that period. farther interest on this principai oum after
e of R. 1 per cent. per meniem. And fwrthly, iiiterest on the RR.
miouiir of old interest due at the time of the mak1r.S of
o of R. 1 oer cent. per meneem from the 26th DIeugh 124
uzll 1211. at rhich date the lastmentioned sum oi Rs.
old inte.[aw] rest, was cleared OR. The Appellant, in
these R U ~ Y zhhe p-ments made cn amount, appropriating
h a -hose paynni~nte in the first instsiiae in keeping down the inteam from time i o
ti&"as 11 accrued due
The Xeapondent, Ome.ah Chunder Raee. by 1118 aiiawer, stated that he owed the
Appellant the w m of Rn. 13.953. >Sa. 15g. only, lir.der the agreement wed on; he
elleged that the -4ppellant war bound to apply rhe &mounl paid in ehoh of the ten
years, aker rhi. first of these psrs , t o the reduction of such balance of the prineiprl
sum of Rs. SO.000 *e remained due in eseh year, and that, he ~ 8 % entitled to ciiarge
interest 011 such balsnoe only atter such deducriona; that taking the atcounts in
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December i n i t , chat fire aum nf R i 3000 aunht in each p u r -0 be cursidered e8 rte
? r i m p i and ttir Pinintiff should oniv art intereit upon the balance of that, efter
deducting from IT iuch ailme as bad been paid bp Defmdant, and not upon the
rear 1240.
"Thirdly. 'The PlrintiE, in support of his olairn to deduct in the f i r s t place
his miereat t r o m ti le payments made Ly the Doiorrdaot, has fi!ed a copy uE a decision
n t h f irrl place deduct his inrered h u m
aeoimn to deduct in the firat place hi. interest from the m m e ~ paid j especially &o
h the deed there Id nn erplioit agreemean that m:eres: should b; pond an the bdanco
iema,ning dire IU each pear at t i e r i te of 11 B T ~ S per ~ r n i
The Plsiutiff, alleging th
t i le iaundetiaii of h e oleirn, had expired, $lies
ihar f i r ed in it. This claim is oomrnry to see. 5
llomd rontairm no mnditianrhai stier the expirat
[297] "Fourthly.
l l i
VI XOORE IND. APP, I$ BAYCNDOSB llUOKERSEA
Tire Plainiifi x. t.mefare, nor e:itirled
tlie rare rtxfcd 111 !he bond
the Bond liai r.ot a
tereit on them a t 9 per cent per m>.uin i r o n their respective dates
nstltution of suit, and 12 per cent. per annuin on the halance oi
t [3W] from the data of imtitution rf mit to the dare of the
deoree of rhe Court. m d w i t h interest at 12 per cent. on the canrolidated mii doe on
the lattrr dat?. until day of p a p e n r , q i t h oosts ~n proportion,"
follows :-
.urn oi Ils. 1626. Sa.. the balanae of the old intereet. aoknouledgod BI ~ ~ e h principal
debt by the pr-ent agreement, from it8 dub date up t o t i e date3 ar nhieii rb;t
aimunf wad made good to the €'leinr.fi. If. in addician t o the above W I ~ L of
Ra. 162E. e a , and [302] the inter& 60 due on i ~ , any mm were paid. as ~ ~ e r n i t o
then remaining unpaid. niuit be considered a6 revived and t h e ra1colar:on nnrrt h i
m a i e accordingly an that amount from the expiry of the t e n ? ' '
The other dudsea, Xr. Jackson and MY iJonhar, roncwred in th:a judpcn:, &O
far as >T reiatzd to the intereat upoc the Hs
rmntr. XI A. Dick abided by tlie anginal
bemg, therefore, no deorsion far want a i
referred to the Agrh Court, and the Judpen o
heving oonetirred i n opinion nith J i i R. Barlorr and Xr Colvm. final
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went if Ilerpondert iar not yet iecovnrad i o m of the lower Uourr, hc riut
11reseot B petitior. for the recovery of the S B ~ in the mid Cow;. when 812 order will
Ihe pesaed iar payment to him. in ronformity wich the Ciieuler Order, dated the
4ch March. 1836.''
The Appe!Isn: sppmlcd to the queen iii Council, end auhvitted chat the final
d u t of Calcutta, and rim the dectnion of the
of Zillah Kuddeah reducing the i i m o u ~ ~ . of the
, were reapeetidy erroneous, and aught to be
. Beoiuse the Appellant m e entitied 10 apply in the Brat instsiice the
p a p e n v meda by the Reapondents towards the keeping down of tlio interest
mnimg due. f-om time to rime. as aforesaid
d to q ? l y iii esoi oi the ten years after the making of the
The Renpondemr. OL the otner hand, wcbrnitted that rhe above judgment of ike
Suddei Dewanng Court ought to be &firmed, though i f any aireratior~s were to be
%*de in the judgment of the Scdder D e w n n y Court. in rmpect to vMch the canre
aax favowable so t i e Rerpoiidenta, tixy submitted tliat the shole effect of +&e Order
made oii the j u d p e n i ough: to be reconsidered, and such Order made should be
p e t ; hrcaose the deciaion of the Soddzr Dewannr; Court on the matens1 paiat in
made, from time to time, by rhe Reiprdenix were to be taken a.8 par;ments on
n c m m t of inrerest d?, and aere not entitled t o be applied ~n sny degree towards
the liquidcrion of the piinoipal. The? r e I . 4 on the case of Q a u r d l ~ u i i Das 7. Wai&
IIb (& Ben Sud Der Rep. 261), :n which it was iield that intwmt eaceedmg the
principal debt might be awarded when the e ~ o e s a had accrsued subsequent to rieUurse
heinc had to lam for rezovery of the debs. Thei aited also Cholnm dhnaud 23.m
T 3 f i m A r 5m (1 Ben. Sud. De-,. Rep. 894). R ; j d Boiimmnnir Bahaduv T. R ~ L .
qasamy M d d g ( m f c [6 Woo Ind b p p 1, p 23%) . l o t . No. 32 of 18339. and Ben Keg.
YV. of I i D S ~ecs . 8. 6. and 7 , regardnq intereat on l o m ~ .
I r Field for rbe Riapondenra, eontcnded ihet the 8 u i ~ norbemg o p m tlm orlgirrsl
l i t
9%. GSIEISH CHURDER RXBE [ in561 VI MOORE ZND APP. 906
Bond, hut upon the Iiaiariiamah subsequentlr ereccuted, the question X&S nor 8 s t o
the form of the mmtmct, but the true meaniig of the parties &6 diacloaed ;n the
agreement. He iuaintsined lhat the find deoree of the Sadder C o u r ~ -86 consistent
nitli ttis lap. and equity of the case U p n the d o c t r n e of npproprihtiorr he o t e d
and eonrnented upon l i e z q m e s P Noble ( I Merr 6 0 4 i Simws 7. Zn@mn (2 Barn.
and Cr. 65). Dig, hb. 46. tit. 3, yu. 1. 3.
The Righi €Ion Sir Willisin H. Xau1e.-Their Lordnh-ps during the argument in
thia esse [304j] intimated their minion oz tho main quertion, ramelv, whether the
pnymentr made ehould be ascribed erdusiwly to pnncipaI, and no part of them to
intereat; erpremincr their opinion thst the coumo adopted was t i e ardinaiy one,
and that the const&ction of this insirumert i s m e which does not point out any
other, namely, :hat the pagrnents should he appiied i n the firrt mstanoe fo interest,
and to principal on]" 80 far BB thoae papnrents exceed the interest due
That is the mazn point ~n qtwbtion. nnd their Luidahips enleitain no d u ~ b t a t
all about it.
Vi th respect to the subordinate pointa, die first girertion mndc -as. from wh&ii
time interest i5 to be caieiatcdl 30w it appears. upon the tcinia of t ih liararna-
aum.
not w e n ,my par t "E them p8.d. Tinat 16 not w here
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V I MWEE 1ND. A.W.. 309 YBGALUTCHMEG Z‘DIMAL
K‘oa, it “ppearr to their Lorduhips upon d i i r agreement very clear thrr after
the expi idt im of ten pearr the inrereat ib not to recui-ro the old ra te of txelve pet
cent.. bu t tu be reduced te tne nex rate of nine per oeri. under the stipulation hy
poring of onceSrral1* well 88 scquired estate.
Atter an appeal had been mserted from a decree of the Sudder Court at Medias,
iha lppe l l rn t applied to that Court, under Sec. 4 of Reg. VIII. Imf 1818, and
Tile Ciroular Order of 21sr September, 1826, for an order cal1.n: upon the
Rebpondznts. wlio had beer. in possession of the estitrs ir dmpu
.ns-iturion a f the s u i t , 10 g n e ieeuiity 88 presorlbed b s the Keg
Sudder Court reiused tile applic~iion a rmt bmlg withir the
rho Repla i ton . Upon perition the Judmal Comrnittte dcclined
ss there vas NO allegat~oil uf wa*!s
T h e - h e r there 1s au? p m 6 d t
& of Mad. Beg. TIII. of Wl8, to oaibfor ‘ecuriry f rom fha Reapandent nihn
Q m e w
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