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of .1912, and it" was only on receipt of the letter dated February 7, 1912, that the plaintiff realized fully howmalicious and mendacious the defendant was and how totally unfit she was to be the guardian of the boys. 10. The plaintiff submits that as the guardian of the boys he is entitled to their custody, and even otherwise, in the interest of the boys and their moral welfare, the defendant ought to be compelled‘to give them up to the plaintiff or to such other person as the Court may think fit. The plaintiff sent a notice on the 11th July dem…
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…ia for England about the end of March 1911 and returned to India onlyin the beginning of October 191 I, during which time, so far as the plaintiff was aware, the boys were kept away from associating with the said Mr. Leadbeater. 6. In or about November 1911 the defendant told the plaintiff that the boys were making rapid Spiritual progress and were approaching initiation by the Masters (a set of superhuman gurus living on the eastern slopes of the Himalayas) believed in by the Theosophists. She therefore propOsed to keep the boys With Mr. Leadb…
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at Adyar and do the work of Assistant Correspondence Secretary of the Esoteric Section. The plaintiff had at the time very great respect and veneration for the defendant, whom he regarded as his spiritual preceptress and whom he credited with more than human attributes, and he agreed to serve her as the Assistant Correspondence Secretary with— out receiving from her any remuneration whatever. The plaintiff accordingly took up his abode at Adyar along with his second and third sons, J. Krishnamurti and J. Nityananda, who are respectively aged 17…
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IN ΜΕMORIAM—JOHN YARKER defendant but for such a letter. The boys, however, continued to live with the plaintiff. ᾽ 5. In or about the latter part of March 1910 the plaintiff discovered that his son J. Krishnamurti was being led into imprOper habitsby C. W. Leadbeater, who held a very high position in the Theosophical Society; and on one occasion the plaintiff himself saw Leadbeater com- mitting an unnatural offence with the first minor. A few days after, the plaintiff strongly remonstrated with Mr. Leadbeater, and made preparations for leaving …
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England until they attained their majority. The defendant also wanted the plaintiff to remove from Adyar, which he has accordingly done. The defendant has now returned to India, and has purposely refrained from bringing the boys with her to India in order to hamper the plaintiff in his efforts to recover the boys. 9. The plaintiff states that all along the defendant has been aware of the practices of Leadbeater, and that after she reached England she took the boys again to Mr. Leadbeater in Italy. The plaintiff submits that the conduct of the d…
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IN MEMORIAM—JOHN YARKER India in April or May. In spite of her undertaking to keep the boys separated from Leadbeater, the plaintiff has reason to believe that after reaching England she took the boys to Leadbeater in Italy and stayed with him for some weeks, thus breaking her promises. The plaintiff submits that, having regard to the filthy and unnatural habits, character and ante- cedents of the said Leadbeater, it is extremely undesirable that the boys should be allowed to associate with him, or that he should be allowed to have access to the…
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IN MEMORIAM—JOHN YARKER (a) Declaring that the plaintiff is entitled to the guardian- ship and custody of his minor boys, ]. Krishnamurti and ]. Nityananda. ᾽ (ὁ) Declaring, if necessary, that the defendant is not entitled to, or in any case fit to be in charge and guardianship of, the said boys. (6) Directing the defendant to hand over the boys to the plaintiff or to such other person as this honourable Court may seem meet. (d) For costs of the suit and for such further or other relief as to this honourable Court may seem meet. I, Narayaniah, t…
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… herself totally unfit to be in charge of the boys, and the boys ought to be removed from her charge. When the said letter was given, the plaintiff believed the defendant to be superhuman and was completely under her influence and control, and he took her to be his preceptress who should be obeyed implicitly and make any sacrifice demanded, and the contract, if any, made under such circumstances, is voidable on the ground of undue influence. In any case, if the defen- dant is unfit to be entrusted with the guardianship of the minors, the plaintiff’s…
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…TRICT JUDGE OF CHINGLEPUT O. 5. No. 47 of 1912 J. NARAYANIAH-P!az'7ztzj Versus MRS. ANNIE BESANT—Defendant THE WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE _PLAINTIFF I. J. NARAYANIAH, the plaintiff above, is a Government Pensioner living at 118 Big Street, Triplicane, Madras. His address or service of all notices and processes, through his Vakil at Madras, care of Mr. P. N. Anantana Chariar, B.A., BL., High Court Vakil, Chingleput. 2. Mrs. Annie Besant is the President of the Theo- sophical Society and has her permanent place of residence at Adyar, near Madras, a…