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bill

Bills in the nature of a bill of review were abolished in federal practice by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b). bill in the na·ture of interpleader : a bill of interpleader in which the plaintiff is allowed … in the nature of interpleader have been abandoned in favor of interpleader as described in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 22. bill of complaint : complaint used esp. in equity actions bill of costs : a bill setting

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Judgment

It means the statement given by the Judge on the grounds of a decree or order. [Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, s. 2 (9)] That by the word 'judgment' is meant an order in a trial terminating in … finally determining the rights of the parties in the proceeding and not as defined in the Code of Civil Procedure, Inda Devi v. Board of Revenue, AIR 1957 All 116. (Constitution of India Art. 133). It means a

Cause of action

undue influence, Liverpool & London S.P. & I Assocn. v. M.V. Sea Success, (2004) 9 SCC 512 (562). [Civil Procedure Code, 1908, O. 7, R. 11(9)] --It is only that court in whose jurisdiction the 'cause of action' … Sonia Gandhi, (2001) 8 SCC 233. The expression 'cause of action' is tersely defined in Mulla's Code of Civil Procedure: The 'cause of action' means every fact which, if traversed, it would be necessary for the plaintiff to

Decree

appeal lies as an appeal from an order, or (b) any order of dismissal for default. [Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), s. 2 (2)] Prior to the integration of Hyderabad State with the Indian Union … Nizam is 'decree' and is capable of execution, Ameer-un-Nissa Begum v. Mahboob Begum, AIR 1955 SC 352 (359). [Civil Procedure Code, 1908, s. 2(2)] A decree is defined in s. 2(2) of the Code to mean the formal

Code

Treason), down to 14 & 15 Vict. c. 100 inclusive. In India, s. 2(1) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 defined 'Code' as including 'rules'. S. 2(18) defined 'rules' as meaning 'rules and forms contained in the

Mistake or an error apparent on the face of the record

to be 'an appeal in disguise', Parsion Devi v. Somitri Devi, (1997) 8 SCC 717 (719). (Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Order 47, Rule 1 and s. 114

Privy purse

any municipal court is strictly a political pension within the meaning of s. 60(1)(g) of the Code of Civil Procedure. The use of the expression 'privy purse' instead of the expression 'pension' is due to historical reasons. The … essential characteristics of a political pension, and as such, is protected from execution under s. 60(1)(g), Code of Civil Procedure. Moreover, an amount of the privy purse receivable from the Government cannot be said to be a debt

discovery

an action [a party may obtain of the existence and contents of any insurance agreement "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Rule 26(b)(2)"] see also privilege, work product doctrine NOTE: Discovery allowed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 … of Civil Procedure Rule 26(b)(2)"] see also privilege, work product doctrine NOTE: Discovery allowed under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26 is far-reaching. With some exceptions, a party may obtain discovery of any relevant information as long as

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