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Period of limitation

hardship in the prescribed period being shortened by certain exigencies for no fault of his or for reasons beyond his control, Udayan Chinubhai v. R.C. Bali, AIR 1977 SC 2319 (2324): (1978) 1 SCR 547: (1977) 4

Period of not less than

the expression 'during a period of not less than seven years' is that the said period should go beyond seven years. The reasoning is simple. The period of seven years would not complete till the last 'minute'

Perpetuity

may be thus stated: that the vesting of property cannot be postponed, or the alienation of it restricted, beyond any number of lives in being [whether interested or not is quite immaterial [Duke of Norfolk's Case, 3

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Physician

and licence of the Bishop of London or Dean of St. Paul's (duly assisted by the faculty); or beyond these limits without licence from the bishop of his diocese or his vicar-general similarly assisted, sav-ing the privileges

Pith and substance-doctrine of

be held to be valid in its entirety even though it might incidentally trench on matters which are beyond its competence. In order to examine the true character of the enactment, the entire Act, its object and

Prescription, Corporations by

Prescription, Corporations by, those which have existed beyond the memory of man, and therefore are looked upon in law to be well created, such as the

Prorogation

a succeeding session; an adjournment is a continuation of the session from day to day. Prorogation never extends beyond eighty days, but fresh prorogations may take place from time to time by proclamation. See PARLIAMENT. Under Article

Proved

right not to be convicted of an offence which is not established by the evidential standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt. Though this standard is a higher standard there is, however, no absolute standard. What degree of

Pr'munire

to send any subject of this realm a prisoner, under certain exceptions in the Act specified, into parts beyond the seas. The punishment of the offence is (see 25 Edw. 3, st. 5, c. 22, and 16

Public authority

indications of publicness, (vii) that it was not publicly funded and (viii) that it had no special powers beyond those which resulted from those which regulated relations between individuals, [see (English) Human Rights Act, 1998 (C42), s.

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