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Divorce

an order under the Summary Jurisdiction Acts, which order may be made for adultery as well as other grounds. See JUDICIAL SEPARATION. Additional grounds for a decree of nullity of marriage are: (a) refusal to consummate, (b)

cause of action

cause of action 1 : the grounds (as violation of a right) that entitle a plaintiff to bring a suit [an amended pleading reiterating a

Arrest

apprehends, its renewal. He may arrest for felony provided a felony has been committed and he has reasonable grounds for believing that the man arrested has committed that felony. 2. By Statute.--Any person found committing an offence

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Certiorari

p. 487. Is a corrective in nature, issued by the Superior Court to inferior judicial or quasi-judicial body. Grounds for invoking are excess of jurisdiction, violation of natural justice, fraud and error on the face of the

Communicate

Art. 22(5)] It is a strong word. It requires that sufficient knowledge of the basic facts constituting the grounds should be imparted effectively and fully to the detenu in writing in a language which he understands, so

Cross-examination

has given his idea of the effect of a transaction instead of the details. (b) by inquiring the grounds of his belief. (c) by appealing to his consciousness of a weak memory [this courseis taken with very

Discrimination

India prohibits the State from discriminating against any citizen in respect of any employment under it on the grounds of religion, race, caste sex, etc., Constitution of India, Art. 16(2). In India, Constitution prohibits the State from

Entertaining such application

Entertaining such application, on any of these grounds would necessarily mean the consideration of the application on the merits of the grounds on which it is

Way

a special permission; as when the owner of lands grants to another a liberty of passing over his grounds, to go to church, market or the like, in which case the gift or grant is particular and

Sufficient ground

(1973) 3 SCC 753: (1973) 2 SCR 66. (Cr PC, 1898, s. 203 and 209) The words 'sufficient grounds' do not mean sufficient grounds for the purpose of conviction but mean such evidence as would be sufficient

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