The High Court allowed NBC’s appeal, holding the magistrate lacked pecuniary jurisdiction over a commercial dispute and that the trial judgment was unintelligible.
The suit was not properly constituted as a representative action since leave of the court was not obtained under Order 1 Rule 8; only those respondents who testified could claim, and the respondents failed to prove the illegitimacy of the trustees' decision to demolish the building; the appeal is allowed.
The Registered Trustees of Manyema Masjid, upon incorporation, lawfully succeeded to the management and disciplinary authority over the Masjid and its personnel, including the appellant, and were empowered to terminate his service as Imam for acts committed prior to their incorporation, as the activities and objectives of the Masjid remained continuous.
High Court appeal against an interlocutory order allowing a school to keep operating pending trial was dismissed. The court applied the injunction test and found no error.