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Lawful possession

Lawful possession, is not litigious possession and must have some foundation in a legal right to possess the property which cannot be equated with a temporary right to enforce

Kalakshetra

founded by the late Thirumathi Rukmini Devi Arundale, situated at Adyar, Madras, and includes its constituent units. [Kalakshetra Foundation Act, 1993 (6 of 1994), s. 3(j)]

Jus

that which is common to all mankind; and Jus Naturale, which is common to man and beasts. The foundation of this division seems to have been a theory of the progress of mankind from what is commonly

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Invention

taken the view that a patentable invention, apart from being a new manufacture, must also be useful. The foundation for this judicial interpretation is to be found in the fact that s. 26(1)(f) of the 1911 Act

Interest of the nation

Interest of the nation, means something which concerns or is of advantage to the nation, T.M.A. Pai Foundation v. State of Karnataka, (2002) 8 SCC 481.

Impossible

the parties had in view; and if an untoward event or change of circumstances totally upsets the very foundation upon which the parties rested their bargain, it can very well be said that the promisor finds it

Exhibition

the vicar. Also, the benefaction settled for the maintaining of scholars in the universities, not depending on the foundation, Paroch.Antiq. 304. In Scots law it is an action for compelling the production of writings.

Governing Board

Governing Board, 'Governing Board' means the Governing Board constituted under s. 11. [Kalak-shetra Foundation Act, 1993 (6 of 1994), s. 2(i)]

Gist of action

[fr. giste, Fr. gesir, to lie; jaceo, Lat.], the cause for which an action lies; the ground and foundation of a suit, without which it is not maintainable.

Furtum

Furtum non est ubi initium habet detentionis per dominium rei. 3 Inst. 107.--(There is no theft where the foundation of the detention is based upon ownership of the thing.)

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