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Sale by the court
in the course of an action in the Chancery Division a sale of property becomes necessary, as, for instance, in administration suits, also, under (English) Admin. of Estates Act, 1925, s. 38, or actions to enforce mortgages.
Same transaction
acts be regarded as parts of 'the same transaction', they must be connected together in some way, for instance, by proximity of time, unity of place, unity or continuity of purpose or design, or continuity of action.
Seizure
Rai v. State of Madhya Pradesh (1969) 2 SCC 697: (1970) 2 SCR 151. The act or an instance of taking possession of a person or property by legal right or process, esp., in constitutional law, a
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Shall
mandatory or directory had to be decided not merely on the basis of any specific provision which, for instance, sets out the consequence of the omission to observe the requirement, but on the purpose for which the
Special verdict
the facts thus found. See (English) R.S.C. 1883, Ord. XXVIII., r. 1, and Ord. XXXVI., r. 41. For instance of special verdict in a criminal case (which is very rare), see Reg. v. Dudley, (1884) 14 QBD
Springing use
a future period which does not coincide with the termination of a legal estate at common law, for instance. In conveyances before 1926, upon a grant by X. To B. to the use of A. (an infant)
Sufferance, Tenancy at
at sufferance; but where he cometh to the particular estate by act of law, as a guardian, for instance, there, if he hold over, he is no tenant at sufferance, but an abator. The same doctrine is
Sufficient cause
or enough. That is, any justifiable reason resulting in vacation has to be understood as sufficient cause. For instance economic difficulty or financial stringency or family reasons may compel a landlord to let out a building in
Tampering
with the real thing, Sadra Prasad v. Shambhu Narain, 1958 All LJ 491. Means the act or an instance of engaging in improper or under handed dealings, especially an attempt to influence; tampering an offence is criminal
Reset
Reset, the receiving or harbouring an outlawed person. The act or an instance of receiving stolen goods with the intent of depriving owner of them, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p.
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