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Act of Parliament

& 21 Vict. C. xciv. In 1845 'short tiles' began to be introduced, by enacting (see 8 & 9 Vict. C. 16, s. 4) that 8 & 9 Vict. C. 16 might be cited in other Acts

Locomotives. I

(20 & 21 Geo. 5, c. 43). A person under 21 shall not drive a light locomotive (s. 9), two persons must be employed in driving or attending, and if driving a trailer one or more in

Judgment

510. The word 'judgment' is not defined in the Code. In Halsbury's Laws of England, 2nd Edn., Vol. 9, paragraphs 260 to 264, it has been stated that judgment in criminal proceedings is indicated to include the

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Gaming or gambling

of chance, as cards, dice, etc., for money, or money's worth. The still unrepealed 33 Hen. 8, c. 9, prohibits the keeping of any common house for dice, cards, or any unlawful games, under penalties of 40s.

Deed

is either an indenture (factum inter partes) needing an actual indentation [(English) Real Property Act, 1845 (8 & 9 Vict. c. 106), s. 5], reproduced by the Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 56 (2), made between

Arbitration

Law there was no mode of making the award binding. This defect was first cured by the statute 9 & 10 Wm. 3, c.15, which enabled parties to agree that a submission to arbitration might be made

Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923

Agricultural Holdings Act, 1923 (English) (13 & 14 Geo. 5, cc. 9 and 25). By a series of statutes commencing with the Agricultural Holdings Act, 1875, statutory compensation has been

Held

v. State of Gujarat, 1995 Supp (1) SCC 596; AIR 1995 SC 142. The word 'held' in s. 9 of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 means 'lawfully held'. Judicial propriety requires that if

Consideration

Cooke v. Oxley, (1790) 3 TR 653, and other authorities (see Chitty on Contracts, 15th Edn. At pp. 9, 10), showing that if an offer be made with liberty to consider it for a limited time, it

Cadre

a definite legal connotation. In the legal sense, the word 'cadre' is not synonymous with 'service'. Fundamental Rule 9(4) defines the word 'cadre' to mean the strength of a service or part of a service sanctioned as

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