Then
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Then, as an adverb of time, it generally refers to the last antecedent, Archer v. Jegone, 6 LJ Ch 340.
Mean 'in consequence of that' when used in a Will, Abbot v. Middleton, (1858) 7 HL Cases 68.
Means 'at that time' or 'in that case' according to the context. If this word is used twice in the same sentence construed in the first instance, it points to the event and in the second as an adverb of time, Stroud's Judicial Dictionary.
The word 'then' occurring in s. 42A of Presidency Small Causes Courts Act, 1882 is prefaced b the preceding steps. First the occupant is to appear at the time appointed. Second, he is to claim that he is a tenant of the applicant within the meaning of the 1947 Act. Thirdly, he is to claim that in consequence he is entitled to the protection of that Act. Fourthly, that the claim of the occupant is not admitted by the applicant asking for possession, M. Laxmi & Co. v. Dr. Anant R. Deshpande, AIR 1973 SC 171 (174): (1973) 1 SCC 37: (1973) 2 SCR 172.
Mean 'in consequence of that' when used in a Will, Abbot v. Middleton, (1858) 7 HL Cases 68.
Means 'at that time' or 'in that case' according to the context. If this word is used twice in the same sentence construed in the first instance, it points to the event and in the second as an adverb of time, Stroud's Judicial Dictionary.
The word 'then' occurring in s. 42A of Presidency Small Causes Courts Act, 1882 is prefaced b the preceding steps. First the occupant is to appear at the time appointed. Second, he is to claim that he is a tenant of the applicant within the meaning of the 1947 Act. Thirdly, he is to claim that in consequence he is entitled to the protection of that Act. Fourthly, that the claim of the occupant is not admitted by the applicant asking for possession, M. Laxmi & Co. v. Dr. Anant R. Deshpande, AIR 1973 SC 171 (174): (1973) 1 SCC 37: (1973) 2 SCR 172.
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