J Dictionary
Judgment on the merit
Judgment on the merit, 'judgment on the merits' implies that it must have been passed after contest and after evidence has been let in by both sides, Chintamoni Padhan v. Paika Samal, AIR 1956 Ori 136....
judgment on the merits
judgment on the merits see judgment ...
judgment on the pleadings
judgment on the pleadings see judgment ...
Judgment or final order
Judgment or final order, the judgment or final order, that finally disposes of the dispute between the parties so far as the High Court is concerned, as contrasted with an interlocutory judgment or order, Dhanalakshmi Vilas Cashew Co. v. President, Cashew Industries Staff Association, AIR 1962 Ker 1....
Judgment summonses
Judgment summonses. As to commitment upon the same in the county Court, see COMMITMENT....
Judgment-debtor
Judgment-debtor, means any person against whom a decree has been passed or an order capable of execution has been made. [Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, s. 2 (10)]One against whom a judgment ordering him to pay a sum of money stands unsatisfied. He may, by order of the Court or judge, be orally examined by the judgment creditor as to debts owing to him by third parties, and be compelled to produce books and documents, with a view to attaching any debts due to him [(English) R.S.C. 1883, Ord. XLV., r. 1]. See ATTACHMENT OF DEBTS....
Judgment-debtor summons
Judgment-debtor summons. The (English) Bank-ruptcy Act, 1861, ss. 76-85, provided for the issue of this kind of summons by a judgment creditor in default of payment of whose debt the debtor might be adjudicated bankrupt. It was replaced in 1869 by the 'Debtor's Summons' under s. 7 of the (English) Bankruptcy Act of 1869, which was itself replaced by the 'Bankruptcy Notice' under the Acts of 1883 and 1914....
judgment-proof
judgment-proof : of or being one (as a judgment debtor) from whom nothing can be recovered because he or she has no property, his or her property is not within the jurisdiction where the judgment was obtained, or he or she is protected from execution of the judgment by statute ...
judicial
judicial [Latin judicialis, from judicium judgment, from judic- judex judge, from jus right, law + dicere to determine, say] 1 a : of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary b : of, relating to, or being the branch of government that is charged with trying all cases that involve the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction compare administrative, executive, legislative 2 : created, ordered, or enforced by a court [a foreclosure] compare conventional, legal ju·di·cial·ly adv ...
Judicial
Judicial, 'judicial' extends 'to the acts and orders of a competent authority which has power to impose a liability or to give a decision which determines the rights or property of the affected parties'. 'Judicial' embraces even the acts of special tribunals which though administrative in character perform func-tions resembling those of Courts, Bhailal Jagadish v. Additional Deputy Commissioner, AIR 1953 Nag 89.Judicial, does not necessarily mean acts of a Judge or Legal Tribunal sitting for the determination of matters of law, but for the purpose of this question a judicial act seems to be an act done by a competent authority, upon consideration of facts and circumstances and imposing liability or affecting the rights of others, Regina John M'Evoy v. Dublin Corpn., (1878) 2 LR Ir 371.Has two meanings. It may refer to the discharge of duties exercisable by a Judge or by Justices in court or to administrative duties which need not be performed in court, but in respect of which it is nec...