The question (6 marks)
A surety for the revenue of a pargana disputed his liability, and separately claimed that as treasurer of a division he had paid Rs 10,000 to a member of the Council, which that member denied. He was committed to prison for non-payment and moved the Court for his release. (a) Identify the case and state what the Court held. (b) Explain, by placing the decision in the sequence of the conflicts, what principle of the rule of law it established. (6 marks)
MU Module I, situation-based question on the working of the Supreme Court; pack ch. 01 and case index.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 1 · Administration of Justice 1600–1780, the Regulating Act 1773 and the Settlement Act 1781 of History of Courts, Legislature and Legal Profession.
Authorities you will need
- Saroop Chand's Case
- Kamaluddin's Case (1775)
- Regulating Act 1773
- Act of Settlement 1781
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