Quia Timet Bill
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Quia Timet Bill, a bill filed for the purpose of quieting a present apprehension of a probable future injury to property. In order to succeed in a quia timet action the plaintiff must prove imminent danger of a substantial kind, or that the apprehended injury, if it does come, will be irreparable, Fletcher v. Bealey, (1885) 28 Ch D 688; and Colls v. Home and Colonial Stores, 1904 AC 179.
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