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Equitable distribution

Jowitt's Dictionary of English Law, where 'equitable' has been stated to mean 'that which is fair', and to Corpus Juris Secundum to show that equitable is that which is done 'fairly, justly and impartially'. It cannot be

Founder of the institution

Founder of the institution, the expression 'founder of the institution' used in s. 13(3) (a) means that the person concerned should be the originator of the institution, or at least one of the persons responsible for...

Gift

a gift is absolutely gratuitous, grant is based on some consideration or equivalent. Similarly in Volume 38 of CORPUS JURIS SECUNDUM, it has been clearly stated that a gift is a transfer without consideration and in this

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Vistarama

vista+panorama, 'Indeed, the vistarama of child law persuades any sensitive society to give a high place, in its corpus juris, to child development.' [A Code for Child Rights in Legally Speaking, p. 186 (189)] (Justice V.R. Krishna

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