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Jurisdictional fact

Jurisdictional fact, is a fact which must exist before a court, tribunal or an Authority assumes jurisdiction over a particular matter. Jurisdictional fact is one on existence or non-existence of which depends jurisdiction of a court,...

Perpetuity

Perpetuity, concerns rights of property only, and does not affect the making of contracts, which do not create rights of property, Ram Baran Prasad v. Ram Mohit Hazara, AIR 1967 SC 744: (1967) 1 SCR 293....

Certiorari

Certiorari (to be more fully informed of), an original writ issuing out of the Crown side of the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, addressed, in the king's name, to judges or officers...

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Annuity

Annuity, in order to constitute an annuity, the payment to be made periodically should be a fixed or predetermined one, and it should not be liable to any variation depending upon or on any ground relating...

Enthymeme

An argument consisting of only two propositions an antecedent and consequent deduced from it a syllogism with one premise omitted as We are dependent therefore we should be humble Here the major proposition is suppressed The...

exemption

exemption 1 : the act of exempting or state of being exempt 2 : one that exempts or is exempted: as a : an amount of income exempted from taxation that may be deducted from adjusted...

Any

Any, the word 'any' has the following meaning: some; one of many; and indefinite number. One indiscriminately or whatever kind or quantity. Word 'any' has a diversity of meaning and may be employed to indicate 'all'...

Pension

Pension, an annual allowance made to any one, usually in consideration of past services. By the (English) Succession to the Crown Act, 1707, (6 Anne, c. 7) (c. 41 in the Revised Statutes), and 1 Geo....

Judicial, quasi judicial

Judicial, quasi judicial, whether an act is a judicial or a quasi-judicial one or a purely executive act depends on the terms of the particular rules and the nature, scope and effect of the particular powers...

Maintenance

Maintenance, an officious intermeddling in a suit which in no wise concerns one, by assisting either party with money or otherwise to prosecute or defend it; both actionable and indictable [see Bradlaugh v. Newdegate, (1883) 11...

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