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collateral order doctrine
collateral order doctrine : an exception to the final judgment rule that allows review of orders conclusively determining a disputed question when the question is independent and separable from
bill
avoid repeated litigation bill of review : an equitable bill used to start a suit to have the final judgment of a previous suit set aside compare bill in the nature of a bill of review in this … entry NOTE: Bills in the nature of a bill of review were abolished in federal practice by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b). bill in the na·ture of interpleader : a bill of interpleader in which the
Counter-claim
counterclaim shall have the same effect as across action, so as to enable the Court to pronounce a final judgment in the same action, both on the original and on the cross claim. (As amended by (English) R.S.C. … 24 (3); replaced by the (English) Judicature Act, 1925, s. 39 (1) (a), subject to the provisions of Rule 15, Order XXI, (exclusion of counter-claim), a defendant in an action may set off, or set up by
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Interlocutory order
Interlocutory order, it has to be construed in con-tradiction to or in contrast with final order. It means not a final order, but an intermediate order. It is made between the commencement of … but an intermediate order. It is made between the commencement of an action and the entry of the judgment, V.C. Shukla v. C.B.I., AIR 1980 SC 962 (976). (Order XXXIX, Rule 6, CPC, 1908) The term 'interlocutory
disposition
disposition 1 a : the final determination of a matter (as a case or motion) by a court or quasi-judicial tribunal [the beneficiary of … of such a of charges against him "United States v. Smith, 354 A.2d 510 (1976)"] compare decision, holding, judgment, opinion, ruling, verdict b : the sentence given to a convicted criminal defendant [probation is often a desirable
order
consent order : an agreement of litigating parties that by consent takes the form of a court order final order : an order of a court or quasi-judicial tribunal which leaves nothing further to be determined or … quasi-judicial tribunal which leaves nothing further to be determined or accomplished in that forum except execution of the judgment and from which an appeal will lie gag order : an order barring public disclosure or discussion (as
party
: a party to an action who is on the opposing side ;specif : a party to a finally decided action whose interests would be served by having the judgment upheld on appeal and who is entitled … whose nonjoinder will result in the dismissal of an action compare necessary party in this entry NOTE: Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19 provides the courts with discretion in determining whether the absence of a party requires
Execution
last state of a suit whereby possession is obtained of anything recovered by a judgment. It is styled final process, and is regulated by R.S.C. 1883, Ord. XLII., r. 17, of which allows immediate execution in ordinary
Costs
are either interlocutory, given on various motions and proceedings in the course of the suit or action, or final, allowed when the matter is determined. Neither party was entitled to costs at Common Law, but the Statute … writ, or within such further time as maybe allowed by the High Court or a judge thereof, obtains judgment in default of appearance or of defence for a sum of twenty pounds or upwards; or (c) the … Cas 944. In proceedings between the Crown and a subject the general rule is that the Crown neither receives nor pays costs, but thee are
Interlocutory
order of judgment is one made or given during the progress of an action, but which does not finally dispose of the rights of the parties-e.g., an order appointing a receiver or granting an injunction, and a … receiver or granting an injunction, and a motion for such an order is termed an interlocutory motion. For rules as to interlocutory orders in proceedings in the Supreme Court, see R.S.C., Ords. L., LII.
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