Jagan v Jina (Civil Suit No. 746 of 1955) [1955] EACA 80 (1 January 1955)

Jurisdiction—Proper foru,n—Civil Procedure and Practice—Civil Procedure
Ordinance, Cap. 5, section 12—Courts Ordinance, Cap. 3, section 17—Suit
to recover possession of land and arrears of rent by landlord—Whether
"value of the subject-n7atter in dispute" to be interpreted from viewpoint
of plaintiff-landlord or of defendant-tenant—Necessity to state value on the
plaint of the unsatisfied claim.