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1950 (3) TMI 37

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..... . 1. This is a defendant's appeal. The defendants are brothers of Jamaluddin Chaudhari, plaintiff respondent. Jamaluddin lives in Dutch Guiana. The fourth brother Shahabuddin filed a suit on his behalf for possession over his one-fourth share in the family property described at the -foot of the plaint. Shahabuddin claimed that under a power of attorney executed by Jamaluddin, he had been given .....

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..... to have been signed by Jamaluddin and signed and authenticated by a notary public. 3. Under Section 85, Evidence Act, 'there is a presumption that every document purporting to be a power of attorney, and to have been executed before and authenticated by, a notary public, or any Court, Judge, Magistrate, British Counsel or Vice-Counsel or representative of Her Majesty or of the Central Governm .....

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..... W R 141 and Performing Right Society Ltd. v. Indian Morning Post Restaurant 4. The power of attorney, therefore, is admissible in evidence. No evidence was tendered in support of the objection made by Shahabuddin although three months' time was allowed to him for the purpose. Mr. Ishaq Ahmad wants further time. I do not think that the time already granted was insufficient. The case is an old o .....

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..... f the power of attorney authorise the attorney to do everything on behalf of Jamaluddin just as effectually as Jamaluddin himself could have done these things with the exception that the attorney shall not be entitled to sell or mortgage any property. The attorney was, therefore, entitled to compromise the appeal. One of the appellants is a minor. The compromise is for his benefit as reported by t .....

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