Jaggeswar Dutt vs Bhuban Mohan Mitra on 2 February, 1906
At that time, he had a two-fold character, on the assumption that the alleged settlement taken from the landlords was operative in law. He was no doubt joined as a defendant as the purchaser of the equity of redemption. But he could also set up his title paramount derived from the landlords. This is clear from the decision in Hare Krishna v. Robert Watson and Co. (1901) 8 C.W.N. 365 which was explained in Joggeswar Dutt v. Bhuban Mohan Mitra (1926) 33 Cal. 425.