{"id":224018,"date":"1894-09-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1894-09-26T18:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sayyad-arief-vs-ieerujada-arneeru-bibi-on-27-september-1894"},"modified":"2017-12-15T14:52:40","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T09:22:40","slug":"sayyad-arief-vs-ieerujada-arneeru-bibi-on-27-september-1894","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sayyad-arief-vs-ieerujada-arneeru-bibi-on-27-september-1894","title":{"rendered":"Sayyad Arief vs Ieerujada Arneeru Bibi on 27 September, 1894"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Madras High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Sayyad Arief vs Ieerujada Arneeru Bibi on 27 September, 1894<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_citations\">Equivalent citations: (1895) 5 MLJ 26<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>1. The suit was brought for an order directing defendant to close a window opened by him in a wall newly built by him. Plaintiff&#8217;s case is that the window opens on to a passage immediately to the west of the wall, which passage leads to the plaintiff&#8217;s house and the privacy of which is invaded by reason of the window.\n<\/p>\n<p>2. The District Munsif found it to be a fact that plaintiff&#8217;s privacy was thus invaded and gave her a decree directing the closing of the window.\n<\/p>\n<p>3. On appeal, the District Judge affirmed the District Munsif&#8217;s decree.\n<\/p>\n<p>4. Hence this second appeal in which we are referred to the decision of Holloway and Innes, J.J, in the case of Komathi v. Gurunatha Pillai (1866) 3, M.H.C.R. 141, in which it was held, following the English law on the subject, that the invasion of privacy by opening windows is not a wrong for which an action will lie. As observed by Innes, J. the person whose privacy is invaded has it in his power to build on his own ground so as to shut the view from the offending window. To the same effect is the decision of the Calcutta High Court in Mahomed Abdur Rahim v. Birju Salm (1870) 5 B. L. R. 676 and of the Bombay High Court in Shrinivas Udpirav v. Reid (1871) 9 B. H. G. R. 266. The cases of Manishankar Hargovan v. Trikam Narsi et al (1867) 5 B. H. R. A. C. J. 42 and Kuarji Premchand et al v. Bai Javer (1868) 6 B. H. C. R. A. C. J. 143 are decisions with reference to the special custom of Gujarat. The decisions of the Allahabad High Court in Gokul Prasad v. Radho (1888) I. L. R. 10 A. 358 and Abdul Rahiman v. D. Emile (1894) I. L. R. 16 A. 69 rest on the customary right which prevail in various parts of the North Western Provinces.\n<\/p>\n<p>5. Following the decision in Komathi v. Gurunatha Pillai (1866) 3 M.H.C.R. 141 we allow the appeal and, setting aside the decree appealed against direct that plaintiff&#8217;s suit be dismissed; but considering the circumstances of the case, we direct that each party do bear his and her costs throughout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madras High Court Sayyad Arief vs Ieerujada Arneeru Bibi on 27 September, 1894 Equivalent citations: (1895) 5 MLJ 26 JUDGMENT 1. The suit was brought for an order directing defendant to close a window opened by him in a wall newly built by him. 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