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Traversing Note

answer to interrogatories which had been filed for the examination of the defendant, proceed with his cause by filing a traversing note as to such defendant, Dan. Ch. Pr., 5th Edn.

Habere facias possessionem

to some other person, the person prosecuting such judgment shall be entitled to sue out the writ on filing an affidavit showing service of the judgment and disobedience thereto. An unsuccessful defendant can be ordered to pay

Step or proceeding

not possible to construe the expression 'first date for any step or proceeding' to mean the step of filing the written statement, though the date for that purpose may be mentioned in the summons, for the reason

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Service of notice/notice

under the Arbitration Act, 1940, begins to run from 'the date of service of the notice of the filing of the award. Notice does not necessarily mean 'communication in writing. 'Notice' accord-ing to the Oxford Concise Dictionary,

Same suit

the suit, but not relating to the execution of the decree. Decree-holder has to approach appropriate court by filing separate application to execute the decree, Balasa Sarada w/o Seethapathi v. Talluri Anasuyamma, AIR 2007 AP 130.

Preferred

or effectively pursue a proceeding or merely institute it. Purposefully interpreted, pre-ferring an appeal mean more than formally filing it but effectively pursuing it, Commissioner of Income Tax v. B.N. Bhattacharjee, AIR 1979 SC 1725 (1734): (1979)

Trial

understood in a limited sense, as meaning the final hearing of the petition consisting of examination of witnesses, filing documents and addressing before the tribunal from the time that the petition is transferred to it, Harish Chandra

Power of Attorney

performance of an authorized act that he has had no notice of revocation, may be conclusive. As to filing at the Central Office of the original power of attorney if it relates to unregistered land and the

Preference of appeal

Preference of appeal, means more than formally filing it, Commissioner of Income Tax v. B.N. Battacharjee, (1979) 3 SCR 1133.

Perfect

subsequently perfected security interests or unperfected security interests by taking statutorily prescribed steps to give notice exp. by filing a financing statement or taking possession of the collateral, Commercial Bank v. Pride Furniture, Inc., 877 P. 2d

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