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Fieri facias

cheques, bills of exchange, etc., of the person against whose effects the writ is sued out; but he cannot seize money or bank notes after the death of the debtor, Johnson v. Pickering, (1908) 1 KB 1.

Ferry

goods in boats across a river, and to take toll for such carriage. It is a franchise, and can only be created by a grant from the Crown, prescription which presumes such a grant, or Act of

Infant

Infant [fr. infans, Lat., one who cannot speak], a person under twenty-one years of age, whose acts are in many cases either void or voidable.

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Injunction

compensated by damages, or as from its continuance or permanent mischief must occasion a constantly recurring grievance which cannot be otherwise adequately prevented than by an injunction; as where the injury is irreparable or where injury to

Law of Property Act, 1925 (English)

out of annexed to or charged upon the legal estate in land. Any number of these legal estates can exist in respect of the same piece of land or incorporeal hereditament; for instance, land may be held

Inter-State Council

co-ordination between States. (Constitu-tion of India, Art. 263) Inter-State Council, it is not necessarily a permanent body, it can be ad hoc, separate councils can be set up to deal with separate subjects, Commentary on Constitution of

Joint-tenancy

might lawfully marry; otherwise the donees possess estates for life only, with several inheritances in tail. An estate cannot be granted to two or more jointly and severally, for severally is repugnant and they take as joint-tenants.

Jurisdiction

the High Court nor does that mean that for the purpose of judicial review or judicial superintendence they cannot be subordinate to the High Court. It has to be remembered that what has been conferred on the

Jurisdictional fact

non-existence of which depends assumption or refusal to assume jurisdiction by a Court, Tribunal or an authority. It can explain as a fact which must exist before a court can properly assume jurisdiction of a particular case,

Mahr (dower)

of dower (mahr) may be increased by the husband during coverture. In this sense and in no other can dower under the Muhammadan law be regarded as the considera-tion for the connubial intercourse, and if the authors

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