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Friendly Suit

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Friendly suit, any suit instituted by agreement between the parties to obtain the opinion of the Court upon some doubtful question in which they are interested.

A consult in which all the parties have agreed beforehand to allow a court to resolve the issues. Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 677.

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