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Licence

or coupled with an interest in an incorporeal hereditament must be under seal [see Wood v. Leadbitter, (1845) 13 M&W 838], or it may be revocable, but see Lowe v. Adams, (1901) 1 Ch 598. A licence

Lying-in hospitals

quarter sessions; legitimate children born in them are not to be chargeable to the parish of their births, 13 Geo. 3, c. 82. See 24 & 26 Vict. c.101, and (English) Midwives Act, 1927 (16 & 17

Marshalsea, Court of the

Southwark, and a writ of error lay thence to the Court of King's Bench. Abolished by 12 & 13 Vict. c. 101, s. 13.

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Mental cruelty

life of the other, Savitri Pandey v. Prem Chandra Pandey, (2002) 2 SCC 73. Mental cruelty in s. 13(1) (ia) can broadly be defined as that conduct which inflicts upon the other party such mental pain and

National insurance

(c) Being an insured person, he has been employed for less than the prescribed period (formerly less than 13 weeks in the preceding two years). B. Voluntary Contributors. Voluntary contributors are persons who may, if they wish,

Negotiable instruments

Anne, c. 25, and placed in all respects upon the same footing with inland bills of exchange. [s. 13(1), Negotiable Instrument Act] The (English) Bills of Exchange Act, 1882, contains the law as to negotiation of bills

Law

regulation, notification, customs or usage having the territory of India the force of law. [Constitution of India, Art. 13(3)(a)] Laws inconsistent with or in derogation of the fundamental rights are void. It does not apply to Amendment

Nun

from her convent by three years' imprisonment and fine. Nuns are excepted from Jury Service by 12 & 13 Geo. 5, c. 11.

Officer

in regard to the business of a co-operative society, Lakha Singh v. Registrar, Co-operative Societies, AIR 1973 P&H 13 (16). The true test in order to determine whether a person is an officer of the government is:

Paper

or drawing on, for wrapping things in, for covering the interior of walls, etc. In Encyclopedia Britannica, (Volume 13), (15th Edition) 'paper' has been defined as the basic material used for written communication and the dissemination of

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