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Gavelkind
comprehensive since 'gavelkind' does not necessarily denote land subject to rent, in opposition to the opinion of Lord Coke, who traced the word to 'gave all kinde' 'for the custom giveth to all sonnes alike,' which, until
Heriot
Heriot [supposed by some to be derived fr. here, Sax., an army, and geat, provision, Willis, 194. Coke derives it fr. here, lord, and geat, beste, i.e., the lord's beste, Co. Litt. 185 b], the right
Idiot
Idiot. An idiot is a person born without a mind. For Coke's classification of persons of unsound mind, see Co. Litt. 247 a. Idiots, imbeciles, feeble-minded persons, and moral defectives
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Joint-tenancy
deemed the possession of the other or others. Joint-tenants being seised per my et per tout, or, as Coke says, totum conjunctim et nihil per se separatim, enjoy a survivorship (jus accrescendi) which is held to be
Conservation
Conservation, includes preservation, maintenance sustainable, utilisation, restoration and enhance-ment of the natural environment, T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpal v. Union of India, (2006) 1 SCC 1. The expression 'conservation' means 'the act of keeping or protecting from loss...
Hybrid award
Hybrid award, which are neither speaking awards nor non-speaking - partly speaking and partly non-speaking awards. If the award made by the arbitrator is a non-speaking one the difficulty of showing that there is an error...
Linkage
Linkage, is a clearance to the linked coal company for supplying coal to the unit, subject to 'availability', and in accordance with the directives, if any, from time to time, of the appropriate competent authority regulating...
Mine
Mine [fr. mwyn or mwy, Wel., fr. maen, a stone], an excavation or cavern in the earth; an excavation made for the purpose of getting coal or other minerals. The inspection and regulation of mines other...
Slurry
Slurry, the slurry is a descriptive expression, it may be cement slurry or coal slurry, depending upon the character or quality of the mixture of mineral in the liquid form, Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. v. State...
Status quo
Status quo, means condition or state of affairs as existing at that time should be maintained and the same should not be disturbed, Manju Kumari v. State of Bihar, (1966) 1 Pat LJR 363. Status quo,...
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