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Title
who owns property and the property itself, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1493. Title: 1, a general head, comprising particulars, as in a book; 2, an appellation of honour or dignity; 3, the means whereby the … as in a book; 2, an appellation of honour or dignity; 3, the means whereby the owner of lands has the just possession of his property--titulus est justa causa pos sidendi id quod nostrum est: Co. Litt.
Family
a husband and wife and includes children. A 'family' constitutes all who live in one house under one head. Father and mother of two illegitimate children, and children themselves, all living together under one roof, constituted a … SC 1192 (1197): 1963 Supp 2 SCR 796. The definition of 'family' in S. 2(f) of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976 which in relation to a person means the individual, the wife or husband,
Abstract of title
statement, usually prepared for a mortgagee or purchaser of real property, summarising the history of a piece of land including all conveyances interests, lines & encumbrances that reflect title to property, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., an … who are absolute owners entitled in fee simple in possession are not exceptionally affected by legislation under these heads except so far as conveyances after 1925 to the vendor or his predecessors under special powers form part
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Fee-simple
Fee-simple, a freehold estate of inheritance, absolute and unqualified. It stands at the head of estates as the highest in dignity and the most ample in extent; since every other kind of … out, and mergeable therein, for omne majus continet in se minus. It may be enjoyed not only in land, but also in advowsons, commons, estovers, and other hereditaments as well as in personalty, as an annuity or
Postmaster-General
Postmaster-General. The head of the Post-office, whose appointment and powers are regulated by the (English) Post Office Acts, 1908 to 1920 … He acts in a corporate capacity (Post Office Act, 1908, s. 33), and for the purpose of holding land is a corporation sole. See CORPORA-TION, s. 45, ibid. He is usually one of the Ministry, and may
State Government
Special Economic Zones Development Act, 2003, s. 2(n)] Means the Government of the State of West Bengal. [Kolkata Land Revenue Act, 2003, s. 2(m)] Means the Government of West Bengal in the Higher Education Department. [Bengal Engineering … thereof. [Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966 (32 of 1966), s. 2(o)] State Government, is headed by the Governor who exercises the executive powers of the State. [Constitution of India, Art. 154(1)] State Government,
Chancellors of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge
and these he is at liberty to try and determine, either according to the Common Law of the land, or according to the University Statutes and customs, at his discretion. The judge of the Chancellor's Court at … Chancellors of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the titular heads of those bodies, the office being honorary. The Chancellor of the University of Oxford, by virtue of certain
title
this entry In·di·an title : title held by American Indians that consists of the right to occupy certain land with the permission of the United States government [appears to be no question that Congress may limit or … title [Anglo-French, inscription, legal right, from Old French, from Latin titulum inscription, chapter heading, part of the law that sanctions an action] 1 a : the means or right by which one
Fraud
a designed fraud, whereby any person is, by concealment of material facts, prevented from asserting his title to land or rent, the limitation of time (12 years) within which he may sue in equity for the land … SCC 1. A term used in a variety of meanings. At Common Law, fraud is actionable under the heading of deceit (q.v.). A knowing misrepresentation of the truth or con-cealment of a material fact to induce another
Insurance
considered as within the protection of the office. As to the rights as between vendor and purchaser of land to the benefit of a policy effected by the vendor before alienation, see (English) Law of Property Act, … not been wholly or partly sacrificed for the common safety or which does not otherwise come under the heading of general average or total loss. Losses where the goods are saved, but in such a state as
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