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illustration of the well-known maxim, 'quitas sequitur legem. (2) They were devisable even before the Statute of Wills, 32 Hen. 8, c. 1. (3) They were transferable, although at law they were mere choses in action. (4)

Reason to believe

faith; it cannot merely be a pretence, Partap Singh v. Director of Enforcement, AIR 1985 SC 989: (1985) 3 SCC 72. Means that reasons should exist but the court will not go into the adequacy of such

Marriage

and 'judgment was given for the defendant in error.' In 1753 Lord Hardwicke's Act (26 Geo. 2, c. 33), passed to prevent clandestine marriages, required, under pain of nullity, that banns should be published according to the

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Court

Securities Act, 1992, s. 9A] Assistant Charity Commissioner is a Court for the purposes of ss. 2 and 3 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, K. Sham Rao v. Assistant Charity Commissioner, (2003) 3 SCC 563:

Law

command, enforced by some sanction, to acts or forbearances of a class: see Austin's Jurisprudence; 1 Bl. Com. 38. A principle of conduct may be observed habitually by an individual or a class. When sufficiently formulated or

Children

Vaccination.--It is the duty, by s. 1 of the (English) Births and Deaths Registration act, 1874 (37 & 38 Vict. c. 88), of the father and mother of very child born alive, and in their default of

Act of Parliament

to resolutions varying or renewing taxation, see (English) Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913 (3 Geo. 5, c. 3), and (English) Finance Act, 1930 (20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 28), s. 12. The Royal assent to

Salary or wages

title, State of Bombay v. United Motors (India) Ltd., AIR 1953 SC 252: (1953) SCR 1059: (1953) SCJ 373: (1953) SCA 408: 55 BLJR 536: (1953) 1 Mad LJ 743: (1953) 66 Mad LW 577. Sale, is

Treason

itself. Five species of treason are declared by the Treason Act, 1351, or 'Statute of Treasons' (25 Edw. 3, st. 5, c. 2), as follows:- (1) When a man doth compass or imagine the death of our

Costs

the Statute of Gloucester (6 Edw. 1, c. 4), gave cots to a successful plaintiff, and 2 & 3 Hen. 8, c. 6, and 4 Jac. 1, c. 3, to a victorious defendant; see Garnett v. Bradley,

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