The Indian Decisions (New Series) Being a re-print of all the decisions of the Privy Council on appeals from India and of the various High Courts and other Superior Courts in India reported both in the official and non-official reports from 1875 Allahabad (1883-1884) I.L.R. 5 & 6 Allahabad

Where the Government, in the Revenue Department, has taken possession of land, it is the duty of the Collector, after payment of the revenue, and the expenses of the collection, to pay over the surplus proceeds of the estate to the true owner. [...] Judgment of Turner, J. , was as follows :- Looking at the whole of the evidence, there seems no ground for doubt that the consideration of the bonds in suit was actually paid, and that the moneys were advanced by the respondent to the father and de facto guardian of the minors in the bona fide and well founded belief that they were required for the purposes beneficial to the [4] minors and necessa [...] the purpose of defending the suits, and it is now admitted that no question can be raised as to the validity of the bonds, the father having been justified under the circumstances in borrowing the money, and the plaintiff in lending it, for the benefit of the infants. [...] Pending the disputes between Karan Singh and the infants, the Collector, in order to secure the Government revenue, attached and took possession of the property, and retained possession from 1861 until October 1863, when, in consequence of the decree of the Principal Sadr Amin, he delivered possession to the defendant and paid over to him the surplus profits of the estate after deducting the Gover [...] It was the duty of the Collector, whilst in possession under the attachment, to collect the rents from the ryots, and having paid the Government [7] revenue and the expenses of collection, to pay over the surplus to the real owner.