{"id":54502,"date":"1920-08-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1920-08-23T18:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/pambayam-chetty-alias-ramaswami-vs-kandaswami-iyer-and-ors-on-24-august-1920"},"modified":"2018-03-25T14:15:53","modified_gmt":"2018-03-25T08:45:53","slug":"pambayam-chetty-alias-ramaswami-vs-kandaswami-iyer-and-ors-on-24-august-1920","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/pambayam-chetty-alias-ramaswami-vs-kandaswami-iyer-and-ors-on-24-august-1920","title":{"rendered":"Pambayam Chetty Alias Ramaswami &#8230; vs Kandaswami Iyer And Ors. on 24 August, 1920"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Madras High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Pambayam Chetty Alias Ramaswami &#8230; vs Kandaswami Iyer And Ors. on 24 August, 1920<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_citations\">Equivalent citations: 60 Ind Cas 22<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_bench\">Bench: A Rahim, Oldfield<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>JUDGMENT<\/p>\n<p>1.  The razinama petition slates that it was presented by the parties, that is to say, through their Pleader, and it also contains a clear and foil statement of the views of the parties to the compromise. The matter is set forth in the petition and there is nothing in the record to suggest that this statement is not arrest. The petition is signed by the Pleaders appearing on both sides. But it is now said that the appellant did not in front authorise his Pleader to file this razinamah. If that were so, he would at once have brought the mutter to the notice of the Court and filed an application to have the decree set aside, or at least he would have filed an affidavit before us stating that the Pleader was not authorised to file this petition. In the absence of any such affidavit, it is not possible for us to act upon a mere statement made by the Pleader appearing before ns under instructions.\n<\/p>\n<p>2. Then it is argued that the vakalatnaqh did not empower the Vakil to compromise the suit. He did not compromise it of his own accord, but it was compromised by his client; and all that he did was to convey the fast of the compromise to the Court. The compromise being embodied in the petition he undoubtedly had the power to present it to the court in conducting the case and the court acted upon the petition.\n<\/p>\n<p>3. It is also suggested that the compromise is unlawful. It is very difficult to see how that is made out unless a broad proposition is established for which No authority has been sited and which is clearly untenable that the trustee of a public trust cannot eater into a compromise of a suit relating to the trust properties, however beneficial it may he. If he acted in good faith it is not for the Court to enquire whether the compromise is in fast beneficial or not beneficial to the trust.\n<\/p>\n<p>4. The second appeal is dismissed with costs.\n<\/p>\n<p>5. Civil Revision Petition No. 898 of 1919 is dismissed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madras High Court Pambayam Chetty Alias Ramaswami &#8230; vs Kandaswami Iyer And Ors. on 24 August, 1920 Equivalent citations: 60 Ind Cas 22 Bench: A Rahim, Oldfield JUDGMENT 1. 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