The Calcutta Weekly Notes Law Notes and Notes of Cases of the Calcutta High Court and of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and the English Law Courts Monday January 22 1923

To minimise these difficulties as well as to enezre the return of a correct verdict it has been su-atested that the edge instead of troubling the jury with any -which are usually applied in determining the responsibility of the accuAd should put to them the plain and simple isue iether he was insane or not. [...] Appeal dismissed. The High Court rises to-morrow for the X'mas vacation and the next sittings of the Privy Council are expeA-e 1 to commence the 23rd January 21-12-22. [...] speaks of the discrtionary power of the High Court if it is notfiea to it but seldfari are such notices given Xs the High Court in actual practice as _ as ars from the letter of u the Registrar of the Ih Court to whom the matter was re - erred. [...] Indeed many of the vakils and barristen the High Court are eeen to act as directors of many of Joint Stock Companies at Calcutta but the rule referred to does not make any mention of them it only occurs under the heading of the penal provisions of the circular orders as are applicable to pleaders and muktears. [...] The attetion of the Bench and the Bar should also be drawn.to the point for the settlement of it.