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Dearle v. Hall

Dearle v. Hall. The rule which takes its name from this case, reported 1823, 3 Russ. 1, originated with the

Education

of building and maintaining elementary schools and of regulating the attendance of school children between the ages of 5 and 13. The El. Ed. Act, 1876, declared 'the duty of the parent of every child to cause … Education. Mr. Forster's Elementary Education Act, 1870 (English) (33 & 34 Vict. c. 75), is the starting point in the history of the provision by

Limitation of actions and prosecutions

Limitation of actions and prosecutions. By various statutes, of which the first was 21 Jac. 1, c. 16, the (English) Limitation Act, 1623, and the principal succeeding ones, the Real Property Limitation Act, 1833 … Will. 4, c. 27) [see Read v. Price, (1909) 2 KB 724], and 37 & 38 Vict. c. 57, the (English) Real Property Limitation Act, 1874, certain periods are fixed within which, upon the principle Interest reipublic'

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Includes

thing which the interpretation clause declares that they shall include, Scientific Engg. House (P) Ltd. v. C.I.T., (1986) 1 SCC 11: 1986 SCC (Tax) 143. The word 'includes' has different meanings in different contexts. Standard Dictionaries assign … the including word with the included, Godfrey Phillips India Ltd. v. State of Uttar Pradesh, (2005) 2 SCC 515. Is not to single out for specific mention some of the things comprised within the natural import of

Occupier

owner who is in occupation othe premises. [Uttar Pradesh Water Supply and Sewerage Act (43 of 1975), s. 52, 2(16)] … or upon any house, land, or place; formerly rateable to the poor rate under the Poor Relief Act, 1601, 43 Eliz. c. 2, and as 'inhabitant occupier' and entitled to the parliamentary franchise, under the Representation of

accord

just cited, as for example in a sentence like “… a decision based on equitable principles. Accord Smith v. Jones, 1 F.2d 2 (1900).” n 1 : agreement of opinion [both cases in ] 2 : a

Person

is a person, Kshetra Mohan-Sannyasi Charan Sadhukhan v. Commissioner of Excess Profit Tax, West Bengal, AIR 1953 SC 516. According to company law it does not mean an unregistered firm, Firm Pannaji v. Devichand Kapurchand, 99 IC … Undivided Family is a person, Kshetra Mohan-Sannyasi Charan Sadhukhan v. Commissioner of Excess Profit Tax, West Bengal, AIR 1953 SC 516. According to company law it does not mean an unregistered firm, Firm Pannaji v. Devichand Kapurchand,

Consideration

a departure from the rule and the third party can sue: see Gregory v. Williams, (1817) 3 Mer 582; Gandy v. Gandy, (1884) 30 Ch D 57. A promise under seal, such as a covenant or bond, … 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 of the facts which the courts

Family

Shanmugam Pillai v. K. Shanmugam Pillai, AIR 1972 SC 2069 (2076): (1973) 2 SCC 312: (1973) 1 SCR 570. Family connotes a group of people related by blood or marriage. According to Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd

Plant

for plant, I.R.C. v. Scottish & Newcastle Breweries Ltd., (1982) 1 WLR 322: (1982) 2 All ER 230: 55 TC 252 (HL). Plant, in the relevant sense, although admitted not a term of art, and therefore part

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