The Calcutta Law Journal Short Notes of Cases Articles and Other Matters January 16 1930

Instead of the serious enquiry which in the light of modern knowledge such a trial should be it is little else but a battle of wits in which the Judge tends to play the part of a referee at the expense of the more honourable and dignified role of a wise and socially-minded humanitarian engaged with a problem in the life of a fellow creature. [...] To achieve anything of this sort the next step will have to be somewhat in the direction of developing the methods of the Juvenile Courts ; that the enquiry14n THE CALCUTTA LAW JOURNAL. [...] The Court assigned the mortgage bond to the decree-holder providing that final execution could be taken against the property secured on the result of the appeal affirming the decision of the trial Court. [...] Held that mere acceptance of the consignment notes by a sevant of the Company was not equivalent to acceptance of the goods by the Company and inasmuch as the goods had not been actually delivered to the Company the Company was not liable for damages. [...] This difference having arisen the question was referred to jwala Prasad Held that a Karta of a joint Hindu family was not responsible to the other members of the family for the management of the joint family property in respect of the income derived therefrom and the expenses incurred by him on behalf of the family and therefore not liable to render accounts and in that view of the case the questi