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Sewer

granted previously to the Act or not ,but does not extend to the metropolis. It provides for the constitution of elective drainage districts, and for the appointment of boards therein, with the same powers as commissioners of … the Statute of Sewers (23 Hen. 8, c. 5). Their jurisdiction is to overlook the repairs of the banks and walls of the sea-coast and navigable rivers; or, with consent of a certain proportion of the owners

Magna Carta

later confirmed. It is generally regarded as one of the great common-law documents and as the foundation of constitution liberties. The other three great charters of English Liberty are the Petition of Right (3 Car. (1628)), the … the famous meadow called Runingmede, or Runemede (from the Saxon word rune, signifying council), situated on the southwest bank of the Thames, between Staines and Windsor, in Surrey, was selected for the interview. The conferences between the

Boundaries

hedges or ditches, and the presumption is that the outer line along the top line of the ditch bank furthest from the hedge marks the boundary of the land on which the hedge, if any, is erected, … 250 (2) (Now repealed), see infra. The Local Government Boundaries Act, 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 61), constituted a Commission to inquire into the best mode of so adjusting the boundaries of counties and other areas

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Domicile

of origin adheres to him until he actually settles with the requisite intention in some other country, Central Bank of India v. Ram Narain, AIR 1955 SC 36: (1955) 1 SCR 697. 'Domicile' which is a private … whenever he is absent, he has the intention of returning (animus revertendi). Two things, then, must concur to constitute domicile: first, residence; and secondly, the intention of making it the home of the party. There must be

Control

Mohan Choudhary v. State of Bihar, (1999) 3 SCC 396. The word control in Art. 235 of the Constitution has been used in a comprehensive sense and includes the control and superintendence of the High Court over … restrict or regulate. Control is exercised by a superior authority in exercise of its supervisory power, S.V. Co-operative Bank Ltd. v. K. Panduranga, AIR 1972 SC 1248 (1250). [Multi-Unit Co-operative Societies Act, 1942, s. 2(1)] Control, is

Merger

In equity merger is, and always has been, a question of the intention of the parties, Capital, etc., Bank v. Rhodes, (1903) 1 Ch 652. As to the merger of charges on property, the general rule is

Liability

he executes in his official capacity unless he has intention to make himself personally liable, Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, Vol. L, p. 112. The term 'liability' is of large and comprehensive signification, … and ordinary sense, it expresses the state of being under obligation in law or in justice, First National Bank Ltd. v. Seth Sant Lal, AIR 1959 Punj 328 (330). (Companies Act, 1913, Sch. I, Table A, regn

return

candidate [each house shall be the judge of the elections, s, and qualifications of its own members "U.S. Constitution art. I"] 5 : a formal document executed in accordance with law on a required form showing taxable … returned ;specif : a paper (as a check or draft) calling for payment that is returned by a bank to the clearinghouse because of a defect (as lack of funds or insufficient endorsement)

Pith and substance

which it really relates, and not by the label the Legislature has given to it, Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, 6th Edn., Vol. C, p. 43; State of Rajasthan v. V.G. Chowla, AIR … Privy Council, to solve the problem of competitive legislatures, Gallaghar v. Lynm, (1937) AC 863; Prafulla Kumar v. Bank of Commerce, AIR 1947 SC 28. Pith and substance, once a law 'in pith and substance' falls within

Encumbrance

property, for ex-lease mortgage, easement restriction, covenant, rent charge etc., Business India Builders & Developers Ltd. v. Union Bank of India, AIR 2007 Ker 114. A claim or liability that is attached to property or some other … 'Encumber' means burden of legal liability on property, and, therefore, when there is encumbrance on a land, it constitutes a burden on the title which diminishes the value of the land, State of Himachal Pradesh v. Tarsem

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