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Civil rights
Civil rights, means any right accruing to a person by reason of the abolition of 'untouchability' by article 17 of the Constitution. [Protection of
Entry
174. An action must be brought within twelve (formerly twenty) years next after a right of entry first accrued, ten (formerly six) years being allowed after the determination of disabilities, provided it be not more than thirty
Vested
Vested, the word 'vested' is defined in Black's Law Dictionary (7th Edn,) at p. 1557 as: 'Vested; fixed; accrued; settled; absolute; complete. Having the character or given the rights of absolute ownership; not contingent; not subject to … (7th Edn,) at p. 1557 as: 'Vested; fixed; accrued; settled; absolute; complete. Having the character or given the rights of absolute ownership; not contingent; not subject to be defeated by a condition precedent. 'Rights are 'vested' when
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Retrospective or retroactive law
Retrospective or retroactive law, as one which takes away or impairs vested or accrued rights acquired under existing law. A retroactive law takes away or impairs vested rights acquired under existing laws, … Retrospective or retroactive law, as one which takes away or impairs vested or accrued rights acquired under existing law. A retroactive law takes away or impairs vested rights acquired under existing laws, or
Order
parties therein affecting their valuable rights and the order allowing the application certainly deprives the purchaser of rights accrued to him as a result of the auction-sale, Redhey Shyam v. Shyam Behari Singh, (1970) 2 SCC 405: … are made to enforce a payment of money, to enforce obedience to justice, and compel that which is right to be performed. An order in a proceeding under Order XXI, Rule 90 is a 'judgment' inasmuch as
Droits of admiralty
the arrangement of the Civil List during the recent reigns, it was settled that whatever droits of Admiralty accrued were to be paid into the Exchequer for the use of the public. The Lord High Admiral's right
Distress
time within twelve years next after the time at which the right to make them shall have first accrued; but (by s. 42 of the (English) Real Property Limitation Act, 1833 (3 & 4 Wm. 4, c.
Possession follows title
the eye of the law, be deemed to be in possession. The benefit of such a presumption can accrue only in favour of a rightful owner and not in favour of a wrongdoer. The latter can acquire … Possession follows title, is a well-recognised one. It means that when a rightful owner is not in actual physical possession, he would, in the eye of the law, be deemed to
Forthwith
must necessarily be understood to be immediate or instantaneous, so as to avoid any ambiguity or uncertainty. The right accrues or liability arises exactly as prescribed by the statute, Raymond Synthetics v. Union of India, AIR 1992 … understood in the context of the statute. Where, however, the statute prescribes the payment of money and the accrual of interest thereon at certain points of time, the expression 'forthwith' must necessarily be understood to be immediate
Ex contractu
Ex contractu (from a contract). One of the greatest clauses of obligation from which a right of action accrues. The actions were: (1) account; (2) assumpsit, or promises; (3) covenant; (4) debt; (5) and perhaps, detinue; (6)
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