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 short notes of important decisions of other High Courts in India Monday March 11 1935

In such a case in the absence of a receipted aknowledgment slip there would be no direct evidence except in the possession of the post-office that the letter was served on the addressee. [...] Nor is the presumption rebuttable—the service “ shall be deemed to have been effected.” The presumption in the latter part of the section which is rebutable refers only to the time of the service. [...] The Chief Justice first informed them that the High Court was a Court of Record and as such was competent to punish for its own contempt ; and next describing the prisoners as both officers in the pay of the Government and both public officers on the establishment of the Court " he informed their that the offence of which they had been guilty was beyond all doubt a contempt of the High Court. [...] The Plaintiff did not raise any objection to the recognition of the prposed scheme on account of the Petitioner not offering to pay the debt on the prorni67"laviii THE OXLCUTTA WEEKLY NOTES. [...] N brought a suit on the promissory note impleading K as a Defedant for the recovery of his half share of the money and prayed that the other half might be given to K. K did not apply to be made a co-Plaintiff : Held (RAMESAM and CORNISH JJ.)—(i) That when a note is taken in the name of a member of a joint family the whole family existing at the time of suit can recover the amount of the loa