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represent 1 : to substitute in some capacity for : act the part of, in place of, or for (as another person) usually by legal right: as a : to serve esp. in a legislative body by delegated authority usually resulting from an election b : to provide legal representation to as a lawyer c : to act as the representative of in a class action 2 a : to describe as having a specified character or quality b : to give one's impression and judgment of : state in a manner intended to affect action or judgment ...
representation
representation 1 : one that represents: as a : a statement or account made to influence opinion or action compare warranty b : an incidental or collateral statement of fact on the faith of which a contract is entered into [the contract of sale contains a by the purchaser "U.S. Code"] ;specif : a statement of fact made by an applicant to an insurer for the purpose of obtaining insurance 2 : the act or action of representing: as a : the action or fact of one person standing for another so as to have the rights and obligations of the person represented b : the substitution of an individual or class in place of a person (as when a child or children take the share of an estate that would have fallen to a deceased parent) see also per stirpes c : the action of representing or the fact of being represented esp. in a legislative body d : the act or action by a lawyer of providing legal advice to a client and appearing (as in court) to speak and act on the client's behalf 3 : the b...
Assets
Assets [fr. assetz, Nor.-Fr., i.e., satis, Lat.; assez, Fr., sufficient; in Old English it was commonly written asseth], the property of a deceased person, which is chargeable with, and applicable to the payment of, his debts and legacies; the property of any person, with reference to bankruptcy, available for division amongst his creditors; the whole property of a person, without any such reference. For purposes of the administration of the estate of a deceased person assets were, before 1925, divided into two classes, legal and equitable. Legal assets comprised all property to which the personal representative became entitled virtute officii and for which he would have been answerable in an action at common law brought against him by a creditor; they were administered in accordance with certain rules of priority. Equitable assets, on the other hand were those which would only be made available for the payment of debts through the operation of a decree or order of a Court of Equity; t...
Trial
Trial, does not exclude a proceeding relating to the delivery of judgment, Inayat v. Rex, AIR 1950 All 369: 1950 All LJ 127: 1950 All WR 245.Trial, is not necessary that the trial must be a full-dressed or a jury trial or a trial which concludes only after taking evidence of the parties in support of their respective cases, Dipak Chandra Ruhidas v. Chanden Kumar Sarkar, AIR 2003 SC 3701.Trial, is the conclusion, by a competent tribunal, of question in issue in legal proceedings, whether civil or criminal. Strouds Judicial Dictionary (5th Edn.) Indian Bank v. Maharashtra State Co-op. Marketing Federation Ltd., (1998) 5 SCC 69.Trial, is the examination by a competent court of the facts or laws in dispute, or put in issue in a case. It is the judicial examination of issues between the parties, whether they are of law or of fact, Sajjan Singh v. Bhagilal Pandya, AIR 1958 Raj 307.Trial, is understood as referring to the stage of the proceeding in a criminal case after the charge had been fr...
Estate owner
Estate owner. Under the Law of Properties Act, 1925, ss. 1(4) and 205(v.), means the owner of a legal estate (q.v.) in land, but an infant is not capable of being an estate owner. Estate owners include the owners of any legal estate such as tenants in fee simple, lessees, mortgagees having a legal estate, trustees for sale, tenants for life, if of full age, including statutory owners and all persons having the powers of a tenant for life under S.L. Act, 1925, s. 20, personal representatives until they have conveyed the legal estate (Re Bridgett and Hayes, 1928 Ch 163), statutory owners (q.v.). See INFANT; LEGAL ESTATE....
Carucate
Carucate [fr. Carucata terr'], Carvage,or Carve of land, a plough-land of 100 acres, or according to Skene, as much land as may be tilled in a year and a day by one plough, Ken. Glos. 'And one plow land, carucata terr', or a hide of land, hida terr' (which is all one), is not of any certain content, but as much as a plow can by course of husbandry plough in a year.'-Co. Litt. 69 a. This quantity varies in different counties from 60 to 120 acres.Case, includes a suit or any proceeding before a court. [Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (39 of 1987), s. 2(1)(a)]Means--(1) A trial. (2) A trial involving some point of law so important as to be published in Law Reports (see that title) for future use as a precedent. (3) A statement of facts and documents, raising a point of law, submitted for the opinion of counsel. See PRECEDENTS. (4) includes a suit or any proceeding before a court. [Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (39 of 1987), s. 2 (1) (a)]. (5) The expression 'case' is not limit...
Owner (Estate Owner)
Owner (Estate Owner), defined by s. 205 (1)(ix.), Law of Property Act, 1925, as 'the owner of a legal estate, but an infant is not capable of being an estate owner.' Estate owners for the purposes of the land legislation of 1925 include an owner of full age (including a corporation) who is the person designated by the land legislation of 1925 as the person having the power to give a legal title to the whole of the estate (see LEGAL ESTATE) for the purposes of sale, mortgage, lease or otherwise. This includes the absolute beneficial owner, tenants for life, statutory owners (q.v.), trustees for sale, and personal representatives and mortgagees in exercise of their paramount powers. The legal title so disposed of is subject to all such equities, liabilities and charges and obligations (if any) attaching to the estate as may be binding on the transferee and the estate after it has been disposed of under the provisions of the Acts....
Abstract of title
Abstract of title. A concise statement, usually prepared for a mortgagee or purchaser of real property, summarising the history of a piece of land including all conveyances interests, lines & encumbrances that reflect title to property, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., an epitome of the evidence of title to property or power to deal with it.Every purchaser of land or real estate has an implied right to have an abstract of title delivered to him within a reasonable time, Compton v. Bagley, (1892) 1 Ch 313. As to registered land, see the Land Registration Act, 1925, s. 110, and Brickdale and Stewart-Wallace on the Land Registration Act, 1925.An abstract is said to be perfect if it deduces the title from the date fixed by the contract or by statute for its commencement and discloses every incumbrance affecting it, by setting out the material parts of all deeds, wills and other documents, and stating the facts on which it depends: fc. 1 Pres. 42, 207. The statutory period is thirty years,...
Workmen's Compensation Act
Workmen's Compensation Act. (English) The Workmen's Compensation Act, 1897, introduced the principle of compulsory insurance of workmen by employers in a restricted number of trades. The gist of a right to compensation under the Acts is 'accident arising out of and in the course of the employment' causing personal injury to a workman (Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925 [15 & 16 Geo. 5, c. 84), s. 1 (1)] The compensation is not damages for negligence or any other tort at common law or by statute (see COMPBELL (LORD) ACTS (Fatal Accidents Acts, 1846-1908) and Employers Liability Act, 1880, sub tit. MASTER AND SERVANT), and an employer is not liable both for damages and compensation; but the workman or his representatives may elect between the remedies, and in an unsuccessful action for damages the Court may assess or refer the question of compensation to the proper tribunal, subject to an equitable order for costs (Workmen's Compensation Act, 1925, s. 25). Compensation is not payable for a...
Strike
Strike, is of an artificial character and does not represent any legal definition or description. It is an agreement between persons who are working for a particular employer, not to continue working for him, Bankey Lal v. State of Uttar Pradesh, AIR 1959 All 614: (1957) 2 Lab LJ 231.Means a total or partial cessation of work by employees employed in an industrial undertaking acting in combination or a concerted refusal or a refusal under a common understanding of em-ployees to continue to work or to accept work where such cessation or refusal is in consequence of an industrial dispute in any industry, Mill Manager, Model Mills Nagpur Ltd. v. Dharam Das, AIR 1958 SC 311.Strike. The (English) Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act, 1927 (17 & 18 Geo. 5, c. 22), by s. 8 provides:-The expression 'strike' means the cessation of work by a body of persons employed in any trade or industry acting in combination, or a concerted refusal under a common understanding of any number of persons who are...
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