Bijjala Pedda Bali Reddi v. Bathula Chinna Nagi Reddi And Others

Bijjala Pedda Bali Reddi v. Bathula Chinna Nagi Reddi And Others

(High Court Of Judicature At Madras)

Appeal Against Appelate Order No. 57 Of 1939 | 09-09-1940

It is argued in Second Appeal that no appeal lay to the first appellate Court. For this argument authority can no doubt be cited, Lahore and Patna, but in Madras I am bound by Ayyaswami Ayyar v. Sivakki Ammal , (56 Mad. 909 [LQ/MadHC/1932/260] = 38 L.W. 651). This authority lays it down that when a Court calls upon a surety to carry out the terms of his bond, and does so not under the strict terms of S. 145 Civil Procedure Code but under the inherent powers given it by S. 151, Civil Procedure Code, the right of appeal which the surety would have had under S. 145 is not lost to him under S. 151. The same principle clearly applies to an order under S. 151 read with S. 144. If a party is ordered under S. 151 to make restitution he must have a right of appeal. That the proceedings in the present case were analogous to proceedings under S. 144 cannot be doubted. The appeal to the first appellate Court was therefore competent. The first appellate Court reversed the Court of First Instance on questions of fact which cannot now be challenged. This appeal accordingly fails and is dismissed with costs.

Advocate List
Bench
  • HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KING
Eq Citations
  • (1941) 1 MLJ 407
  • AIR 1941 MAD 564
  • LQ/MadHC/1940/308
Head Note

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 — Or. 22 R. 4 — Appeal against order of Court of First Instance calling upon surety to carry out terms of his bond — Whether maintainable