All courts - 1961 August

Rent restriction—Premium—Mixed premises-Premium for letting for seven years. Payment of the premium later made unlawful. Whether premium recoverable—Rent Restriction Ordinance (Cap. 115), s. 2, s. 3. (2) (U.)— Rent Restriction (Amendment) Ordinance, 1954 (U.). 
 

Criminal law-Murder-Practice-Joint trial—Application for separate trials 
refused-Whether injustice done. 
Criminal law - Evidence, Accomplice evidence, and Corroboration — Whether a retracted confession can corroborate evidence itself requiring corroboration. Criminal law-Statement to police-Statement made by the accused to the investigating officers-Whether statement admissible. 
Criminal law-Practice-Murder—Information—Amendment—Accused re-tried on original information—Information amended by inserting new date and place of trial-Whether alterations render information a nullity—Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 27), s. 83, s. 250, s. 254, s. 256, s. 271 (1) and s. 381 (K.). 
 

Costs-Application for security-Appeal pending Costs in court below unpaid -Insufficiency of affidavit—No evidence that appellant is unable to pay costs —Eastern African Court of Appeal Order-in-Council, 1950, s. 14—Eastern African Court of Appeal Rules, 1954, r. 19 (6) and r. 60—Civil Procedure Ordinance (Cap. 5), s. 7 (K.). 
Costs-Res judicata—Second application for security-First application refused -Appeal-Additional evidence that appellant without means-Whether refusal of first application precludes further application-Eastern African Court of Appeal Order-in-Council, 1950, s. 14-Eastern African Court of Appeal Rules, 1954, r. 19 (6) and r. 60—Civil Procedure Ordinance (Cap. 5) s. 7 (K.). 
 

Costs-Taxation—Instructions fee—Amount allowed four times the scale fee- On reference to judge, amount reduced as manifestly excessive-Appeal to C the Court of Appeal—When interference with taxing officer's decision justified-Remuneration of Advocates Order, 1955, s. 10 and s. 11 (K

Workmen's Compensation - Jurisdiction — Proper court to determine claim. Accident occurring outside jurisdiction of court in which claim made- C Workmen's Compensation Ordinance (Cap. 263), s. 3, s. 16 (1), s. 19 (1), s. 27, s. 28 and s. 44 (T.)—Indian Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, s. 20 (c), s. 21, s. 26 and 0.7, r. 10. 
 

Costs-Security for costs—Application for further security and order for payment of past costs-Substantial delay in application- Appeal pending- Costs in court below unpaid—Order by court below to pay costs by instalments— Instalments duly paid—Discretion of court-Eastern African Court of Appeal Rules, 1954, r. 58, r. 60 and r. 82—Rules of the Supreme Court, O. LVIII, r. 9 (5)—Indian Civil Procedure Rules, O. XLI, r. 10 (1).