The Calcutta Weekly Notes February 5 1951

18 of the Indian Press (Emergency Powers) Act of 1931 could continue even after enforcement of the new Constitution and that the Bombay High Court was right in holding that prceedings started before commencement of the Constitution were not affected by the fact that an Act was void according to Article 13 of the Constitution. [...] Jutice Fazl Ali who said that it would not he giving full effect to the intentions of the Constitution-makers to hold that even after commencement of the Constitution laws inconsistent with the Constitution itself will be treated to be good and effectual laws in regard to certain matters" the other Judges of the Supreme Court upheld the finding of the Bombay High Court. [...] Not knowing the frets of the case in any detail and not being in posession of the full text of the judgment of. [...] 1 he proceedings of the United Stz.tcs in the w or Id forum of nations have reminded us of the Biblical adjuration to hyi ocrite to cast out the beam out of his own eye before he can see to cast out the mote out of his brother's eye. [...] Where therefore it was found in a suit for administration of the estate of a Mahmedan that his widow claiming dower had come into possession of the property under a gift by her husband Held—That whatever the character of her possession was as soon as she or her heirs put forward the claim for dower the possession became the possession of a credior of the estate and the creditor had the r