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Adjoining owner
Adjoining owner. An adjoining owner has a common law right to the support necessary to sustain his own land in its natural unincumbered state, Brown v. Robins (1859) 4 H. &
Double pleading
declaration or subsequent pleadings. Its meaning with respect to the former was, that the declaration must not, in support of a single demand, allege several distinct matters, by any one of which that demand is sufficiently supported.
Electric line
'electric line' means any line which is used for carrying electricity for any purpose and includes:- (a) any support for any such line, that is to say, any structure, tower, pole or other thing in, on, by
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Waging war
Waging war, means and can only mean 'waging war in the manner usual in war'. In order to support a conviction on such charge, it is not enough to show that the persons charged have continued to
Marriage
Marriage. Marriage as understood in Christendom is the voluntary union for life of one man and one woman, to the exclusion of all others, Hyde v. Hyde, 1866 LR 1 P&D 130. Where a marriage in...
Poor
Poor, means lacking material possession having little or no means to support oneself, needy, and impoverished. The expression refers to such indigent and working people who need accommodation and on
Poruthataravu
the words Poruthataravu means a document evidencing the transaction. 'Ataravu' means 'support' and 'Poruthataravu' would mean document in support, Nagu Reddiar v. Banu Reddiar, AIR 1978 SC 1174 (1178). (Civil PC, 1908, s. 92)
Religious endowment or endowment
9 as follows: 'Religious endowment' or 'Endowment' means all property belonging to, or given or endowed for the support of maths or temples or for the performance of any service or charity connected therewith and includes the
Tax and fee
SCC 308: (1981) 2 SCR 854. The chief purpose of a tax is to raise funds for the support of the Government or for a public purpose, while a fee may be charged for the privilege or
Terrorist
Terrorist, means one who adopts or supports the policy of terrorism, State of Punjab v. Sukhpal Singh, (1990) 1 SCC 35; Mohd Iqbal v. State of Maharashtra, 1998 (4) SCC 494. Terrorist, shall have the meaning...
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