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Trade Union

voidable any agreement or trust.' S. 4. 'Nothing in this Act shall enable any court to entertain any legal proceeding instituted with the object of directly enforcing or recovering damages for breach of any of the following agreements,

Agreement

not it is intended that such agreement shall be enforceable (apart from any provision of this Act) by legal proceedings. [Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 (54 of 1969), s. 2 (a)] Means an agreement entered … it is intended that such agreement shall be enforceable (apart from any provision of this Act) by legal proceedings. [Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 (54 of 1969), s. 2 (a)] Means an agreement entered into

file

court) for keeping on file among the records esp. as a procedural step in a legal transaction or proceeding [filed a tax return] [a financing statement filed with the Secretary of State] [filing a notice of appeal] … file filed fil·ing vt 1 a : to submit (a legal document) to the proper office (as the office of a clerk of court) for keeping on file among

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Preventive detention

an offence committed by him. They are not parallel proceed-ings. In the circumstances the pendency of a criminal prosecution is no bar to an order of preventive detention, nor is an order of preventive detention a bar … TLR 693. Preventive detention is an anticipatory measure and does not relate to an offence while the criminal proceedings are to punish a person for an offence committed by him. They are not parallel proceed-ings. In the

Reasonable and probable cause

him in custody thereon. Its absence is one of the causes of action in an action for malicious prosecution and its existence is a defence to an action for false imprisonment. After the jury have found the … Reasonable and probable cause, means genuine belief based on reasonable grounds that the proceedings are justified, ST Sahib v. Hassan Ghani Sahib, AIR 1957 Mad 646. Reasonable and probable cause, such grounds

Litigation

Litigation, judicial contest; law-suit. The expression 'litigation' means a legal action including all proceedings therein, initiated in a court of law with the purpose of enforcing a right … Litigation, judicial contest; law-suit. The expression 'litigation' means a legal action including all proceedings therein, initiated in a court of law with the purpose of enforcing a right or seeking a remedy,

Maritime lien

is well defined to mean a claim or privilege upon a thing to be carried into effect by legal process, that process to be a proceeding in rem ...... This claim or privilege travels with the thing

Discharge

'discharge' or 'acquittal' of accused are distinct concepts applicable to different stages of the proceedings in Court. The legal effect and incidents of 'discharge' and 'acquittal' are also different. An order of discharge in a warrant case … on a police report, 'discharge' or 'acquittal' of accused are distinct concepts applicable to different stages of the proceedings in Court. The legal effect and incidents of 'discharge' and 'acquittal' are also different. An order of discharge

matter

matter 1 : a subject of consideration, disagreement, or litigation: as a : a legal case, dispute, or issue [a within the court's jurisdiction] often used in titles of legal proceedings [ of … : a legal case, dispute, or issue [a within the court's jurisdiction] often used in titles of legal proceedings [ of Doe] see also in re b : one or more facts, claims, or rights examined, disputed,

Brief

[fr. brevis, Lat.; brief, Dutch, a letter], an abbreviated statement of the pleadings, proofs, and affidavits in any legal proceeding, with a concise narrative of the facts and merits of the plaintiff's case, or the defendant's defence, for

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