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Approver, or Prover

vulgarly called 'King's evidence.' This testimony must necessarily be of an unsatisfactory nature, and the practice is for Judges to leave it to juries with the direction not to believe it unless corroborated in some material particular

Administration

of administration. Orders for administration by the Chancery Division are made on originating summons, and only by the judge in person. see Trist. And Coote, Prob. Pr.; R. S. C. Ord. LV., rr. 3 et seq.; Seton

Allegiance, Oath of

The oath, or an affirmation in similar terms, must be taken by certain high officers of State, by Judges of the Supreme Court and justices of the peace on their appointment, by Members of Parliament on taking

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Administrative act

made in a management capacity; esp. an act made outside the actor's usual field (as and when a judge supervises court personnel); an administrative act is often subject to a greater risk of liabilities than an act

Administrative warrant

Administrative warrant, means a warrant issued by a judge at the request of an administrative agency. This type of warrant is sought to conduct an administrative search,

Administrator

powers of such limited or temporary administrators, see Whitehead v. Palmer, 1908 (1) KB 156. A County Court Judge may, in certain cases, when the estate does not exceed 200l., make an order for grant of administration.

Advocate

entered in such roll of advocates and whose name continues to be on that roll, Jethanand Betab v. Judges of Punjab High Court, AIR 1962 SC 742 (744): 1962 Supp (1) SCR 961. (Bar Councils Act, 1926,

Affidavit

given viva voce; but this may be altered by agreement of the parties, or the Court or a judge may for sufficient reason order that any particular fact or facts may be proved by affidavit, or that

Affidavit to hold to bail

Affidavit to hold to bail. By the (English) Judgments Act, 1838 (1 & 2 Vict. c. 110), s. 3, it was provided that upon an affidavit of

Affirmation

President and Vice-President of India, Governor of a State, Ministers of a State Government, Members of State Legislatures, Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, Comptroller and Auditor-General of India, candidates for election to Parliament and

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