TMI Blog1884 (6) TMI 1X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ecover possession of certain property, and he must recover upon the strength of his own title. He claims as reversionary heir of Hanuman Bakhsh, the son of Jagraj. In order to succeed he must show that the estate was the heritable property of Hanuman Bakhsh. On looking at the letter of the Chief Commissioner of the 13th February 1860, it appears to their Lordships that it was the intention of the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... hief Commissioner proposes to assign for the support of the family confiscated lands in the Sitapore district assessed at ₹ 11,100, and in the following proportions:--Beni Madho's son, ₹ 6,000; Narpat Singh, ₹ 2,500; Jagraj's widow and his family, ₹ 2,500." Then he goes on to say, at paragraph 8; " The two boys, viz., the son of Beni Madho, and of Jagraj, ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... to them. The Chief Commissioner has proposed a liberal provision for the members of this family not only because they are objects of compassion in themselves, but also because he is convinced that this generous treatment of the family of so determined an enemy as Beni Madho will be regarded by the Oudh taluqdars as a most magnanimous act on the part of the British Government, and will earn for it ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... survivor, became sole owner. The Government, when assigning the land, did not restrict Mussammat Shahzad Kunwar's right to a life interest only; and as she acquired possession, not as heir to her son, but as the survivor of three joint owners, her proprietary right was absolute. The fact that the name of Hanuman Singh only was at first entered in the Collector's malquzari register is unimp ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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