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Appropriate government

of 1952), s. 2(a)] Means, as respects a detention order made by the Central Government or a person detained under such order, the Central Government, and as respects a detention order made by a State Government or

Double value

so kept out of possession at the rate of double the yearly value of the lands, etc., so detained, for so long a time as the same are detained. As to the effect of the (English) Rent

duress of goods

duress of goods :a wrongful threat to detain or the actual detaining of another party's property that leaves the party no alternative but to agree to

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detention

detention 1 : the act or fact of detaining or holding back ;esp : a holding in custody 2 : the state of being detained ;esp :

Metropolitan Police Magistrates

deal with cases of oppressive distraint for small rents, to order delivery to the owner of goods unlawfully detained up to 15l. value, and to give possession of deserted premises to landlords (see Ston's Justices' Manual). The

Petition of Right

of Parliament; that none be called upon to make answer so to do; that freemen be imprisoned or detained only by the law of the land, or by due process of law, and not by the king's

Pension

six pence. There are, however, several disqualifications, chief of which are the receipt of poor relief; or being detained in prison without the option of a fine; or maintained as a rate aided patient of unsound mind;

Or

s. 5(2)(g)] (iii) The use of the word 'or' in the detention order does not show that the detaining authority was not definite regarding the ground of detention therefore, would not introduce an infirmity as might justify

Non detinet

way of traverse, which occurred in the action of detinue. This plea alleged that the defendant did not detain 'the said goods in the said declaration specified,' etc. It operated accordingly as a denial of the detention

Grounds

SCC 545. Grounds mean all the basic facts and materials which have been taken into account by the detaining authority in making the order of detention and on which therefore, the order of detention is based, Khudiram

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