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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

Law

having in the territory of India the force of law, Sant Ram v. Labh Singh, AIR 1965 SC 314 (316): (1964) 7 SCR 756. It includes any Ordinance, Order, bye-laws, rules, regulation, notification, customs or usage having … 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

Grounds

of all essential constituents of the grounds, Vakil Singh v. State of J&K, AIR 1974 SC 2337: (1975) 3 SCC 545. Grounds mean all the basic facts and materials which have been taken into account by the

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Equitable estates and interests

more flexible disposition of legal interests in land. Under the (English) Statute of Frauds (29 Car. 2, c. 3, s. 7) trusts creating equitable estates or interests in land, including leaseholds and copyholds, were required to be

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:

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

Consideration

or suffered by the promisee at the request, express or implied, of the promisor. See Laythoarp v. Bryant, 3 Scott 250; 2 Wms. Saund 137 h; Currie v. Misa, (1875) LR 10 Exch 153. Consideration is one

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,

Offence

the violation of which the law prescribes a penalty, Raj Narain Singh v. Atmaram Govind, AIR 1954 All 319. Contempt of court is not an offence within the meaning of s. 5(2) of the Code of Criminal … the violation of which the law prescribes a penalty, Raj Narain Singh v. Atmaram Govind, AIR 1954 All 319. Contempt of court is not an offence within the meaning of s. 5(2) of the Code of Criminal

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