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Liability of such persons

21, Rule 50(2) is that primarily the question to try would be whether the person against whom the decree is sought to be executed was a partner of the firm, when the cause of action accrued, but

Jurisdiction

the res or property in contest, and to the authority of the court to render the judgement or decree it assumes to make, CIT v. Pearl Mech Engineering Foundry Works (P) Ltd., (2004) 4 SCC 597 (603).

Contempt of court

the part of a person who has no right to do so, and refusing to acquiesce in the ruling of the Court or speaking disrespectfully of or to the judge or jury or any other person on

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Marriage settlement

coverture at the time of execution. By Judicature Act, 1925, s. 192, the Court may, after a final decree of divorce or for nullity of marriage, inquire into any ante-nuptial or post-nuptial settlements, and make such orders

Particulars

Particulars. The courts have a general jurisdiction, independently of statute, to order a detailed statement of the demand in any litigation, or of any defence, to be given that surprise

Where there has been a review

review' in clause 2 of Article 182 must be read with the words 'for the execution of a decree or order' in the 1st column of Article and the fact that there was an appeal from the

Cy-pres

formerly pushed to a most extra-vagant length. But this sensible distinction now prevails, that the court will not decree the execution of a charitable trust in a manner different from that intended, except so far as it

Such court

suit must be one not only pending in that Court but also one against the holder of a decree of that Court, Shaukat Hussai alias Ali Akram v. Bhuneshwari Devi, AIR 1973 SC 528 (532): (1972) 2

Claim in equity

a discovery from a defendant was not sought, but a reference to chambers was nevertheless necessary before final decree, which would be as of course, all parties being before the court, the summary proceeding by claim was

Firm

all the partners. In other words, a firm does not have any existence away from its partners. A decree in favour of or against a firm in the name of the firm has the same effect as

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