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Cinematograph

the meaning of the Act, Attorney-General v. Vitagraph Co., 1915 (1) Ch 206. Sunday exhibitions, see (English) Sunday Entertainments Act, 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 51), s. 1 The Celluloid and (English) Cinematograph Film Act,

Available jurisdiction

courts than one have jurisdiction over a subject-matter, they are called courts of available or natural jurisdiction, Modi Entertainment Network v. W.S.G. Cricket Pvt. Ltd., (2003) 4 SCC 341 (351). (Civil PC 1908, s. 16, 20)

Mahesul adalat

When those words are deliberately used they must refer to a Revenue Authority on whom the power of entertaining claims, objection and petitions and of investigating into them, in a manner resembling the manner of investigation by

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Attempt

or overt conduct which may be divided into three stages. The first stage exists when the culprit first entertains the idea or intention to commit an offence. In the second stage, he makes preparations to commit it.

L'sione fidei, suits pro

the Ecclesiastical Courts for spiritual offences against conscience, for non-payment of debts, or breaches of civil contracts. By entertaining them the clergy attempted to turn the Spiritual Courts into tribunals for the administration of equity; but these

Sheriff-tooth

Sheriff-tooth, a tenure by the service of providing entertainment for the sheriff at his county courts; a common tax, formerly levied for the sheriff's diet.

Malice

allegations of mala fides. Mere user of the word mala fide would not by itself make the petition entertainable. The Court must scan the factual aspect and come to its own conclusion, Parboth Sagar v. Punjab SEB,

Reckless disregard of the truth or reckless dis-regard for the truth

or falsity of a defamatory statement by a person who is highly aware of its probable falsity or entertains serious doubts about its truth or when there are obvious reasons to doubt the veracity and accuracy of

Anti-suit injunction

a suit/proceeding before it, from instituting or presenting a case in another court including a foreign court, Modi Entertainment Network v. W.S.G. Cricket Pvt. Ltd., (2003) 4 SCC 341.

Sweepstakes

the Act, all lotteries are illegal, but certain lotteries are exempted (s. 23) small lotteries incidental to certain entertainments; (s. 24) private lotteries; (s. 25) lotteries of Art Unions. A sweepstake as usually run is a lottery

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