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 July 11 1921

We have been watching the proceedings of the Local Councilwith interest and it is in a friendly spirit that lee yenture to offer some suggestions -for the better regulation of the business of the Council. [...] It seers that the principle of penalty is etended not only to the case of interest but also to the payment of any higher amount in dfault of payment of and lesser amount. [...] L. 3011 it is ruled that where a lease contains a stipulation that the lessee shall pay mesne profits at an unduly high rate on _failure to give Hp the land which forms the subject-matter of the lease on the expiry of the period for which it is granted the Court has power to alter the rate agreed upon. [...] 16 dated 7th Ma„rch requested t on to start distussien on the desirablechanges in Hinilu law inasmuch as the legislation is *tow in the hands of the representatives of the people. [...] To my mind the betterment of the status ;AM the slaise of the value of personal qualifications of the Hindu female irrespective *of the disabilities for iheritance will takt off the burden of the dower question in Bengal.