Le Mesurier vs Le Mesurier – clr volume 3 page 045

In the case between J. Andree and A. Andree, the court addressed the issue of whether an appeal to the Privy Council is permissible in matrimonial proceedings under the Courts Ordinance (No. 1 of 1889) and the Civil Procedure Code (1889) in the absence of a specified monetary value. It was held that an appeal to the Privy Council is not authorized in such cases unless the value of the subject matter exceeds Rs. 5,000, reaffirming the principle that statutory thresholds restrict appeal rights in matrimonial disputes. This decision relied on the Charter of 1833, the Courts Ordinance (No. 1 of 1889), the Civil Procedure Code (1889), and relevant case law, emphasizing that the right of appeal is limited by explicit statutory value requirements.

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