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Mora debitors non debet esse creditori damnosa

Mora debitors non debet esse creditori damnosa [Lat.], delay on the part of a debtor ought not to be injurious to a creditor.

Group A, B, C and D posts

posts by Government order, from time to time. [The Maharashtra Government Servants Regula-tion of Transfers and Prevention of Delay in Discharge of Official Duties Act, 2005, s. 2(c)]

Government servant

officers) under the administrative control of the judiciary, The Maharashtra Government Servants Regulation of Transfers and Prevention of Delay in Discharge of Official Duties Act, 2005, s. 2(f).

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Fraudulent conveyances, Statutes against

act of bankruptcy if he makes a fraudulent conveyance of his property' i.e., a conveyance which tends to delay or defeat creditors. See (English) Bankruptcy Act, 1914, s. 42; and FRADULENT PREFERENCES; VOLUNTARY CONVEYANCES.

Mandamus

be issued where a party has no other specific remedy; and he must apply to the court without delay. the jurisdiction is altogether in the discretion of the court. It can only be obtained from the King's

Sufficient cause

considered with pragmatism in justice-oriented approach rather than the technical detection of sufficient cause for explaining every day's delay. The factors which are peculiar to and characteristic of the functioning of the governmental conditions would be cognizant

Mortgage

sale by the mortgagee under a power, express or implied, in that behalf, a legislative provision, or unreasonable delay. see CLOG ON EQUITYOF REDEMPTION. A provision rendering a mortgage irredeemable for a short term, such as five

Scire facias for the Crown

Crown debtor is insolvent, or there is good ground for supposing that the debt may be lost by delay. in ordinary cases where a debt or duty appears by record to be owing to the Crown, the

Voluntary conveyance

4, as amended by the (English) Voluntary Conveyances Act, 1893. Any conveyance made with intent to defeat or delay creditors may be set aside under 13 Eliz. c. 5; see Twyne's Case, (1601) 3 Rep. 80; 1

Tax, interest and penalty

at the prescribed rate on the basis of the actual amount of tax withheld and the extent of delay in paying it. It may not be wrong to say that such interest is compensatory in character and

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