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Shall

of every mandatory duty in performing a prescribed act that could make an action totally ineffective or void ab initio, Krishna Kumar Mediratta v. Phulchand Agarwala, AIR 1977 SC 984 (986): (1977) 2 SCC 5: (1977) 2 SCR

Pre-contract

parties to a public marriage, and if one of them had already married, such marriage would be void ab initio; but until thus avoided it was good. See 32 Hen. 8, c. 28, and 2 & 3 Edw.

Marriage

and until the marriage had been declared void by the Ecclesiastical Courts, which declaration made the marriage void ab initio. But the (English) Marriage Act, 1835 (5 & 6 Wm. 4, c. 54), while validating all previous marriages

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Diriment impediments

Diriment impediments, absolute bars to marriage, which would make it null ab initio, See IMPEDIMENTS.

Infant

of age; as a conveyance of lands, a promissory note, an account stated. 3rd. Those which are binding ab initio and need on ratification: such as contracts for the public service, Articles of apprenticeship [see Green v. Thompson,

Illegal, incorrect or irregular decree and void decree

an order, a decree or order passed by such court would be without jurisdiction, non est and void ab initio. A defect of jurisdiction of the court goes to the root of the matter and strikes at the

Further

therefore is the continuation of the earlier investigation and not a fresh investigation or reinvestigation to be started ab initio wiping out the earlier investigation al-together, K. Chandra Shekhar v. State of Kerala, AIR 1998 SC 2001 (2009):

Deed

it may be rendered invalid from many causes, which may be thus classified:- (I.) Those making it void ab initio, when it can never take effect; as (a) Where it is wanting in any of the essentials such

Acta exteriora indicant interiora secreta

On this principle, if a man abuse and authority given him by the law, he becomes a trespasser ab initio.

trespass

and punishable as a crime as distinguished from trespass that creates a cause of action for damages trespass ab initio : a trespass that arises upon a lawful act which because of subsequent unlawful or wrongful conduct is

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