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Voidable contract

parties thereto, but not at the option of the other or others, is a voidable contract.. [Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872), s. 2(i)]

Waiver

of India Ltd. v. S.B. Sardar Ranjit Singh, AIR 1968 SC 933: (1968) 2 SCJ 441. [Evidence Act, 1872, s. 115] Waiver, is the abandonment of a right in such a way that the other party is

Park

(Pease v. Courtney). Royal Parks.-As to the management of the royal parks see the (English) Parks Regulation Act, 1872; London Parks and Works Act, 1887; and Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act, 1926 (16 & 17 Geo. 5. C.

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Void contract

contract which ceases to be enforce-able by law becomes void when it ceases to be enforceable. [Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872), s. 2(j)

Not proved

proved, a fact is said not to be proved when it is neither proved nor disproved, (Evidence Act, 1872, s. 3) --there is difference between 'not proved' and 'false'. Merely not able to prove cannot be in

Consideration

doing. Something, such act or abstinence or promise is called a consideration for the promise. [Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872), s. 2(d)] Consideration does not mean incidental or collateral examination of any matter by the

Native Christian

includes Christian descendants of Natives of India convert to Christianity, as well as such converts. [Act XV of 1872 (Christian Marriage) s. 3] (Act XV of 1872, s. 3)

Adequate consideration

consideration, Kumari Sonia Bhatia v. State of U.P., AIR 1981 SC 1274: (1981) 2 SCC 585. [Contract Act, 1872, s. 2(b) (9 of 1872)] In the absence of a definition of the phrase 'adequate consideration', the common

Affairs of State

Affairs of State, Matter of public nature with which State is concerned. [Evidence Act (1 of 1872), s. 123] The expression 'affairs of State' in its ordinary significance is of the widest amplitude and will

Affiliation

bastard child and the obligation to maintain it. The process is regulated by the (English) Bastardy Acts, 1845, 1872, and 1873 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 10, 35 & 36 Vict. c. 65, and 36 Vict. c.

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