Affirmative Relief - Law Dictionary Search Results
affirmative relief
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counterclaim
claim for relief that is asserted against an opposing party after an original claim has been made compare affirmative defense at defense, cross-action, cross-appeal, cross-claim, interpleader, third-party claim counterclaim vb
Infant
to prove that the goods were necessaries, Nash v. Inman, (1908) 2 KB 1. By the (English) Infant Relief Act, 1874 (37 & 38 Vict. c. 62), it is enacted (ss. 1 and 2) that:- 1. All … to his guardian. 2nd. Those which are only voidable: such as are beneficial to him, which he may affirm or avoid when he comes of age; as a conveyance of lands, a promissory note, an account stated.
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Charitable purpose
Charitable purpose, includes relief of the poor, education, medical relief and the advancement of any other object of general public utility, but … 1961 Act, this court in Addl. C.I.T. v. Surat Art Silk Cloth Manufacturers Association, (1980) 121 ITR 1 affirmed that the aforesaid test of primary or dominant purpose of a trust or institution still holds good, that
Judgment
Gyangirji Narsinggirji Math v. Raja Dhanrajgirji Raja Narsingh Girji, AIR 1967 Bom 94. Mere refusal to give interim relief in a litigation where ultimately the relief claimed maybe granted would not amount to a judgment within the … 1963 SC 1484: (1963) Supp 1 SCR 871. [Income Tax Act, 1922, s. 66(5)] A judgment is an affirmation of a relation between a particular predicate and a particular subject. So, in law, it is the affirmation
jurisdiction
the jurisdiction granted by a judicially created doctrine to an administrative agency to decide certain controversies initially before relief is sought in the courts compare exhaustion of remedies quasi in rem jurisdiction : the jurisdiction of a … the jurisdiction granted to particular courts to hear appeals of the decisions of lower tribunals and to reverse, affirm, or modify those decisions compare original jurisdiction in this entry concurrent jurisdiction : jurisdiction that is shared by
unclean hands
358 F.2d 813 (1966)"] NOTE: Unclean hands on the part of the plaintiff is often pleaded as an affirmative defense by the defendant. … unclean hands : an equitable doctrine: a complainant will be denied relief if he or she has engaged in misconduct (as acting in bad faith) directly relating to the complaint
injunction
monetary value is impossible to calculate. A defendant who violates an injunction is subject to penalty for contempt. affirmative injunction : an injunction requiring a positive act on the part of the defendant : mandatory injunction in … a future harmful action rather than to compensate for an injury that has already occurred, or to provide relief from harm for which an award of money damages is not a satisfactory solution or for which a
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