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B holds land in Bengal on a lease granted by A, the zamindar. The revenue payable by A to the…

Illustration to section 69: "A is bound to make good to B the amount so paid." Section 69 protects "A person who is interested in the payment of money which another is bound…

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B holds land in Bengal on a lease granted by A, the zamindar. The revenue payable by A to the Government being in arrear, his land is advertised for sale, and the sale would annul B's lease. To prevent the sale, B pays the Government the sum due from A. What is the result?

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Illustration to section 69: "A is bound to make good to B the amount so paid." Section 69 protects "A person who is interested in the payment of money which another is bound by law to pay" and who pays it. B's lease would have been annulled by the sale, so he was an interested person, not a volunteer, and A must reimburse the whole amount, not a share of it.

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