Cause

Short cause

Short cause, an action in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, where there is only a simple point for discussion and which counsel has certified as fit to be heard 'short', Felstead v. Gray, 1874 LR 18 Eq 92. As tot he entry in the Short Cause list of an action in the King's Bench Division, see R.S.C. Ord. XIV., r. 8....

Reasonable opportunity of showing cause

Reasonable opportunity of showing cause, reasonable opportunity to show cause in Article 311(2) of the Constitution contemplates not merely opportunity to do so at enquiry stage but also when competent authority as result of enquiry, proposes to inflict one of three punishments mentioned in article on delinquent servant, Khem Chand v. Union of India, AIR 1958 SC 300: (1958) SCR 1080....

Probable cause

Probable cause, is not the same thing as sufficient cause and has to be judged from the standard of a reasonable and ordinary prudent man, C.B. Aggarwal v. P. Krishna Kapoor, AIR 1995 Del 154....

On sufficient cause being shown

On sufficient cause being shown, the words 'on sufficient cause being shown' in the proviso to s. 110(2) of the Act indicates that the Collector of Customs must apply his mind to the point whether a case for extending the period of six months is made out, I.J. Rao, Asst. Collector of Customs v. Bibhuti Bhushan Bagh, AIR 1989 SC 1884: (1989) 3 SCC 202: (1989) 3 SCR 282....

Good Cause

Good Cause, requires a lower degree of proof as compared to 'sufficient cause', Madanlal v. Shyamlal, (2002) 1 SCC 535; Arjun Singh v. Mohindra Kumar, AIR 1964 SC 993...

Criminal cause

Criminal cause, means nature of the proceedings in which the original order was made will necessarily determine whether the machinery of enforcement through the court is a criminal cause or matter, Govt. of USA v. Montgomery [HL(E)], (2001) 1 WLR 196....

Cause, matter

Cause, matter, the expression 'cause' or 'matter' would include any proceeding pending in court and it would cover almost every kind of proceeding in court including civil or criminal, Delhi Judicial Service Assn. v. State of Gujarat, (1991) 4 SCC 406: AIR 1991 SC 2176 (2210). [Constitution of India, Art. 142 (1)]...

Cause, a suit or action; motive or reason; that which produces an effect.Includes any action, suit or other original proceeding between a plaintiff and defendant. Generally speaking, discovery is granted there in all proceedings except purely criminal proceedings, and civil proceedings where the action is brought merely to establish a forfeiture or enforce a penalty, M.L. Sethi v. R.P. Kapur, (1973) 1 SCR 697: (1972) 2 SCC 427: AIR 1972 SC 2379 (2382). (Civil P.C. 5 of 1908)Cause, involves some degree of dominance or control, or some express or positive mandate, from the person 'causing' McLeod (or Houston) v. Buchanan, (1940) 2 All ER 179, Halsbury's Laws of England, Vol. 3(2), para 698, p. 379....

supervening cause

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superseding cause

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