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Resignation

which he is not entitled to, Stroud's Judicial Dictionary, Vol. 3, p. 2299. Resignation, is a term of legal art having legal connotations which describe certain legal results. It is characteristically, the voluntary surrender of a position

Representation

Representation, by public bodies, associations or individuals ventilating individual grievances are considered by Petitions Committee of Lok Sabha. Representations in the form of letters, telegrams, copies of resolutions are treated as representation and considered by … Representation, by public bodies, associations or individuals ventilating individual grievances are considered by Petitions Committee of Lok Sabha. Representations in the

Procedure established by law

Procedure established by law, does not mean due process of law, A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras, AIR 1980 SC 27. In … Procedure established by law, does not mean due process of law, A.K. Gopalan v. State of Madras, AIR 1980

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Annuity

conditional only upon an heir of the body being born. But now under s. 130 of the (English) L. P. Act, 1925, an equitable estate tail may be created after 1925 in respect of an annuity or any

Anticipation

or a feme sole. The restraint may be applied either to corpus or income, usually only to the latter; in a marriage settlement the wife's income is almost invariably directed to be paid to her, without power … Anticipation, doing or taking a thing before the appointed time. For anticipation of an invention see PATENTS. A married woman may be restrained by the terms of a will or settlement from aliening, by way

Tenure

of office, means term of office, Punjab University v. Khalsa College, Amritsar, AIR 1971 P&H 479: 1971 Cur LJ 334. Means a right, term, or mode of holding lands or tenements in subordination to a superior; in

Question of fact

69: AIR 1994 SC 678. Means an issue that has not been predetermined and authoritatively answered by the law. An example is whether a particular criminal defendant is guilty of an offense or whether a contractor has … one that cannot be so answered. The answer to it is a matter of speculation which cannot be proved by any available evidence to be right or wrong. The past history of a company's business is a

Bargain and sale

real or personal property of any kind operating under the Statute of Uses as a conveyance of the land, or at Common Law, from early times of goods sold without delivery, the vendor of land being held … Bargain and sale, A contract for the sale of real or personal property of any kind operating under the Statute of Uses as a conveyance of the land, or at

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the trial. See (English) C.L.P. Act, 1852, s. 14; H.T. 1853, rr. 48, 49; (English) R.S.C. 1883, Ord. L., rr. 3-5; Ann. Prac.

Trust corporation

Trust corporation, is defined by the (English) Settled Land Act, 1925, s. 117 (1) (xxx.), to mean the Public Trustee or a corporation appointed by the Court … Trust corporation, is defined by the (English) Settled Land Act, 1925, s. 117 (1) (xxx.), to mean the Public Trustee or a corporation appointed by the Court or entitled under (English) Public Trustee Act Rules [see the

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