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Lien
a right of property in the thing itself, or right of action to the thing itself. It is either particular, as a right to retain a thing for some charge or claim growing out of, or connected … thing itself. It is either particular, as a right to retain a thing for some charge or claim growing out of, or connected with, the identical thing; or general, as a right to retain a thing not
Deed
ded gaded, Goth.;daed, Dut.], a formal document on paper or parchment duly signed, sealed, and delivered. It is either an indenture (factum inter partes) needing an actual indentation [(English) Real Property Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. … Deed [fr. d'd, Sax.; ded gaded, Goth.;daed, Dut.], a formal document on paper or parchment duly signed, sealed, and delivered. It is either an
Act of Parliament
passed by two Houses of Parliament and assented to by the President and in the absence of an express provision to the contrary, operative from the date of notification in the Gazette, Handbook for Members of Rajya … in the absence of an express provision to the contrary, operative from the date of notification in the Gazette, Handbook for Members of Rajya Sabha, April, 2002. Means an action; a thing done or established; a written
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Office of profit
that an office means a position to which certain duties are attached. An office of profit involves two elements namely that there should be such an office and that it should carry some remunerations. It is not … AIR 1970 Raj 134 (141). [Constitution of India, Art. 102(1)(a)] It need not be in the service of Government. Generally it is understood that an office means a position to which certain duties are attached. An office
C
alphabet It is from the Latin letter C which in old Latin represented the sounds of k and g in go its original value being the latter In Anglo Saxon words or Old English before the Norman … C is the third letter of the English alphabet It is from the Latin letter C which in old Latin represented the sounds of k and
Abatement
abolished. This takes place where a person dies seised of an inheritance, and before the heir or devisee enters, a stranger, having no right, makes a wrongful entry and gets possession of it. Such an entry is … inheritance, and before the heir or devisee enters, a stranger, having no right, makes a wrongful entry and gets possession of it. Such an entry is technically called an abatement, and the stranger an abater. It is,
Apportionment
of a whole into parts (usually unequal) proportioned to the rights of more claimants than one. It is either (1) Apportionment in respect of time, or (2) Apportionment in respect of estate. Apportionment in respect of Time.--At … whole, and the executors of his predecessor take nothing (Clun's Case, 1Rep. 127). This was remedied by 11 Geo. 2, c. 19, s. 25, which apportioned rent between the representatives of a deceased tenant for life, and
Arbitration
who are usually agreed to by the disputing parties and whose decision is binding, Black Law Dictionary 7th Edn., p. 100. Means any arbitration whether or not administered by permanent arbitral institution. [The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, … equitable. An arbitrator ought to be an indifferent person between the disputants, and should be incorrupt and impartial. Generally speaking, almost all matters in dispute, not being of a criminal nature, may be referred to arbitration; but
Award
[the primitive sense of ward is shown in the It. Guardare, Fr. regarder, to look. Hence, Prov. Fr. eswarder (answering in form to award), to inspect goods, and, incidentally, to pronounce them good and marketable; eswardenur, an … Award [the primitive sense of ward is shown in the It. Guardare, Fr. regarder, to look. Hence, Prov. Fr. eswarder (answering in form to award), to inspect goods, and, incidentally,
Law of Property Act, 1925 (English)
1926, 1929 and 1932 (cited together as the Law of Property Acts, 1925 to 1932), has consolidated and effected changes in the land laws with the object of simplifying the transfer and conveyance of land. An important … Law of Property Act, 1925 (English) 915 Geo. 5, c. 20), with amending Acts, 1926, 1929 and 1932 (cited together as the Law of Property Acts,
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