common law lien on property recovered or preserved by the solicitor's efforts. This lien is admittedly a particular lien and not a general ... considered the third lien, namely the passive or retaining lien. Mr. Sinha first argued that this lien has never existed in India
therefore subject to what is known as the attorney's particular lien at common law.
8. In support of this line of reasoning ... arbitration by the solicitor's exertions... This lien is a particular lien. It is not therefore available for the general balance of account between
suit. In support of this contention that the lien remains enforceable and the right of lien can be exercised in case of statute barred debts ... Article 264: Legal lien by contract -- A lien whether general or particular may be created and defined by contract although a lien so arising will
opinion arose between the parties as to whether the particular or active lien of a Solicitor in respect of the sum of money 53 relieved ... Attorney has succeeded in having it declared that his particular or active lien extends to all these contentions proceedings,
2. The main difficulty
solicitor's exertions. That lien is known as a particular lien. It relates only to the costs incurred in recovering the property or obtaining ... compromise. The result of such compromise is that the lien is lost. But the lien may prevail against a collusive compromise made by the parties
therefore in India the last mentioned lien which is called "particular lien" is operative against personal as well as real property recovered ... under a judgment. This particular lien may be actively enforced over a fund or the proceeds of a judgment recovered for the client
doubt on the story of an agreement to release the lien over this particular property. In the first place there can be no question that ... which the lien is said to have been released was proportionately much less than what would be rateably leviable from that particular property, the result
that a widow has what is called a lien for maintenance on the joint estate and particularly in a Mitakshara family. It is not necessary
concept of maritime lien' by English Court and which I quote as follows:
"A maritime lien is a privileged claim against the ship ... jurisdiction shall award. Maritime are distinguished from all other liens in these two chief particulars; (i) they are in no way founded on possession
lien or at most when demand was made in respect of the lien on 20 March 1957 and 26, March 1957 according to the particulars ... particulars. Thus it appears that limitation in each case would be three years and therefore the claim of the plaintiff on the letter of lien
