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Equity of redemption

of an equitable interest now rank according to the date of registration under the L.C. Act, 1925, or failing such registration or subject to avoidance as against purchasers for value if unregistered, according to the date of

Excommunication

Geo. 3, c. 127, s. 2. A sentence of censure pronounced by a spiritual court for an offense failing under ecclesiastical cognizance; expulsion from religions society or community, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 588.

Children

children under sixteen by persons over sixteen having custody of them (including father who having deserted his wife fails to pay any part of his earnings for the support of his children: see R. v. Connor, 1908

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Equity

concerning Moral Equity, Ethics Eud., b.v., c. x, calls it the correction of mere law, where mere law fails on account of its univer-sality and points to the impossibility of providing for every possible predicament in express

Election Commission

of People Act, 1951, s. 11A] Has power to disqualify any person on the ground that he has failed to lodge the account of election expenses. [Representation of the People Act, 1951, s. 10A] Advises the President/Governor

Dog spear

Dog spear, lawful in party's own wood, so that owner of killed dog failed to recover, Jordin v. Crump, (1841) 8 M&W 782.

Discussion

sureties: but were liable only after the creditor had sought payment from the principal debtor, and he had failed to pay. This was called the benefit or right of discussion. Under those systems of jurisprudence which adopt

Defence struck off or defence struck out

it finds a place on Order XI, Rule 21 of the Code of Civil Procedure: Where any party fails to comply with any order to answer interrogatories, or for discovery of inspection of documents, he shall, if

Default summons

the claim exceeds 5l. The plaintiff can sign judgment after eight days from service if the defendant has failed to give notice of defence stating the facts upon which he relies. (ii.) A Special Default Summons is

Conversion and detinue

of his contractual liability to restore the bailor's property on the termination of the bailment and if he fails to do, he may be sued in detinue, Dhian Singh Sobha Singh v. Union of India, AIR 1958

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