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decree
alleged illegal activities without admitting guilt decree nisi pl: decrees nisi : a provisional decree that will become final unless cause is shown why it should not NOTE: Some states grant divorces using decrees nisi. The decree
injunction
an injunction requiring a positive act on the part of the defendant : mandatory injunction in this entry final injunction : permanent injunction in this entry interlocutory injunction : an injunction that orders the maintenance of the
Date of such conviction
the Representation of People Act,1950 means the date of the initial conviction and not the date of the final conviction. If this phrase was construed to mean the date of the final and ultimate conviction on termination
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House of Lords
upper chambers of British parliament, of which the 11 member judicial committee provides judge who serve as the final court of appeal in most civil cases, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn. The lords temporal are dukes, marquises,
Waiver
amount to waive the opportunity and such person cannot be permitted to turn round, after the scheme reaches finality, to say that there is non-compliance of sub-rules (3) and (4) of Rule 21. It would amount to
Suit
intended to be covered by the said word in the material clause. The argument that there should be finality of decisions and that a person should not be vexed twice over with the same cause can have
Final order
has been discussed and formulated in several cases decided by the Judicial Committee. The test for determining the finality of an order is, whether the judgment or order finally disposed of the rights of the parties, V.C.
Proceeding
of litigation, there are several stages, one of which is the realisation of the judicial adjudication which attained finality. The word 'proceeding' though has not been defined under s. 29, it is a comprehensive term, P.L. Kantha
Pending proceedings
proceedings for setting aside the arbitral award in appeal is pending proceedings. Any reopening of proceedings will presuppose finality of such proceeding. A thing cannot be said to have become final when statutory proceedings for setting the
Issue estoppel, res judicata
judicata'. Res judicata debars a court from exercising its jurisdiction to determine thelis if it has attained the finality between the parties whereas the doctrine issue estoppel is invoked against the party, if such an issue is
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