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civil law
body of law developed from Roman law and used in Louisiana, in continental Europe, and in many other countries outside of the English-speaking world including esp. those that were colonized by countries of continental Europe see also … back matter compare common law NOTE: Although Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. whose law is based entirely on civil law, remnants of civil law remain in other states (as Texas and California) in which
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Cocoa
a tuft of leaves at the top each being fifteen or twenty feet in length and at the base of these the nuts hang in clusters the cocoanut tree It is widely planted throughout the tropics and … A tall palm tree producing the cocoanut Cocos nucifera as its fruit It grows in nearly all tropical countries attaining a height of sixty or eighty feet The trunk is without branches and has a tuft of
Hinduism
Ganges, swollen by a continual influx of tributary rivers and rivulets, spreading itself over an ever-increasing area of country and finally resolving itself into an intricate Delta of tortuous steams and jungle marshes. The Hindu religion is … a reflection of the composite character of the Hindus, who are not one people but many. It is based on the Idea of Universal receptivity ['Religious Thought & Life in India' by Monier Williams, p. 57]. Ordinarily,
Lion
which is less than that of the largest tigers The length however is sometimes eleven feet to the base of the tail The color is a tawny yellow or yellowish brown the mane is darker and the … Felis leo found in Southern Asia and in most parts of Africa distinct varieties occurring in the different countries The adult male in most varieties has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his
Quic quid plantatur (or fixature) solo, solo cedit
the most only a limited application in India. There is nothing in the laws or customs of this country and traces of the existence of an absolute Rule of Law that whatever is affixed or built on … the application of the maxim, N.P.A. Chettiar Firm v. H.C. Sharma, AIR 1928 Rang 145. This principle is based on the well known maxim 'quicquid plantatur solo solo cedit', i.e., whatever is planted on the soil becomes
Estoppel
in recent years. A new class of estoppel has come to be recognised by the courts in this country as well as in England. The full implication of 'promissory estoppel' is yet to be spelled out, Turner … or what has been legally established as true, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 570. Estoppel, is frequently based upon the acceptance and retention by one having knowledge or notice of the fact, of benefits from a
Hindu
with religious endowments, the term, even though not defined, may be presumed to stand for people of this country with certain religious beliefs held or forms of religious worship practiced by people of this country originally. Commissioner, … the development of Hindu religion has always been inspired by an endless quest of the mind for truth based on the consciousness that the truth has many facets. Truth is one but the wise men describe it
Tenure
be done. And this is the groundwork of the feudal system, which displaced the laws obtaining in this country at the time of the Norman Conquest. Out of feudalism arose the maxim, that all lands in this … had an interest nearly as good as freehold, yet they had not a freehold interest. (3) Copyholds of base tenure were lands of a manor, which was ancient demesne, but held merely at the lord's will. There
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