Short Cause
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Short cause, an action in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, where there is only a simple point for discussion and which counsel has certified as fit to be heard 'short', Felstead v. Gray, 1874 LR 18 Eq 92. As tot he entry in the Short Cause list of an action in the King's Bench Division, see R.S.C. Ord. XIV., r. 8.
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