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chancery

Judicature in England. 2 a : court of equity [cases decided in ] b : the principles and practice of judicial

Precedent

principles which are applicable to the facts involved in each case, Rumana Begum v. Government of Andhra Pradesh, 1992 Cr LJ … principle on which a question before a court has been decided is alone binding as a precedent, Uttaranchal Road Transport Corporation

jurisdiction

also situs International Shoe Co. v. Washington in the Important Cases section compare venue NOTE: Jurisdiction determines which court system should … this entry NOTE: Ancillary jurisdiction allows a single court to decide an entire case instead of dividing the claims among several

Bias

pre-conceived opinion or a pre-disposition or pre-determination to decide a case or an issue in a particular manner, so much so … as a pre-conceived opinion or a pre-disposition or pre-determination to decide a case or an issue in a particular manner, so

Umpire

impar, Lat.]. A submission to arbitration usually provides that in case of arbitrators not agreeing in an award, the matters in … agreeing in an award, the matters in dispute shall be decided by a third person, who is called an umpire. The

Heard and finally decided

heard and finally decided, that is to say, in a case where an appeal or revision is competent, until the appeal

Costs

between solicitor and client, being what are payable in every case to the solicitor by his client, whether he ultimately succeed … of the case, and it was for the court to decide whether those circumstances were or were not sufficient to rebut

Ratio decidendi

application of law of the facts and circumstances of a case which constitutes its ratio decidendi and not some conclusion based … constitutes a precedent. The principle upon which the case is decided is alone binding on the party so the analysis of

Preliminary point

without the necessity of deciding other points involved in the case. It may be one of facts of law. It would … to dispose off the whole suit without the necessity of deciding other points involved in the case. It may be one

Arbitration

judgment of one or more persons, called arbitrators, who in case of difference usually call in an 'umpire' to decide between … in case of difference usually call in an 'umpire' to decide between them. Means a method of dispute resolution involving one

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