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Justices

are commonly called justices of the peace. They were first appointed in 1327 by 1 Edw. 3, st. 2, c. 16, and are now appointed by the king's special commission under the Great Seal, the form of

Investigation

a charge-sheet under s. 173', State of Madhya Pradesh v. Mubarak Ali, AIR 1959 SC 707: (1959) Supp 2 SCR 201. [Cr PC, 1898, s. 4(1)] Investigation into any of the allegations mentioned in Clause 8 referred

Instrument

to prepare or provide], a formal legal writing-e.g., a record, charter, deed or transfer, or agreement. By s. 205(1)(viii.) of the (English) Law of Property Act, 1925, 'Instrument' (for the purposes of the Act) 'does not include

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Natural justice

of the Tribunal pointed for the purpose, A.K. Kraipak v. Union of India, AIR 1970 SC 150: (1969) 2 SCC 262. Historically, 'natural justice' has been used in a way 'which implies the existence of moral principles

Hire

services, divisible into two branches: (a) Locatio operis faciendi, and (b) locatio operis mercium vehendarum, mentioned as the 2nd and 4th divisions of the four sorts of hiring above set forth. (a) The locatio operis faciendi may

Executor

the acts of the former executor so long as his title existed are good, Hewson v. Shelley, (1914) 2 Ch 13. Probate of the will, when obtained, is only evidence of his title; as a rule it

Distress

Act, 1925, for rent-charges, and also for rents-seck since the (English) Landlord and Tenant Act, 1730 (4 Geo. 2, c. 28), s. 5, which extended the same remedy to rents-seck, rents of assize, and chief-rents, and thereby

Disposition

by a person of something which was his own, Commissioner of Gift Tax v. N.S. Getty Chettiar (1971) 2 SCC 741: AIR 1971 SC 2410: (1972) 1 SCR 736 & Controller of Estates Duty v. Kancharla Kesava

Constructive notice

he would have had notice if he had seen the full title. See Cox and Neve's Contract, (1891) 2 Ch 109; Patman v. Harland, (1881) 17 CD 353 illustrates the doctrine. It was there held that: (a)

Children

1931 (2) KB 125. 'Child' is defined by the (English) Children and Young Persons Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 12), s. 107, as meaning, for the purposes of the Act, a person under fourteen

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