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in limine

in limine [Latin, on the threshold] : at the beginning : as a preliminary matter ;specif : before a particular procedure or proceeding takes place adj : of, relating to, or being a motion, petition, or order regarding the admissibility of evidence whose exclusion is sought esp. on the ground that it is prejudicial ...

motion in limine

motion in limine see motion ...

In limine

In limine (at the outset), preliminary...

Dismissed

Dismissed, denotes both termination of service for misconduct by way of punishment and also termination of service simpliciter, Workers Employed in Hirakud Dam v. State of Orissa, (1971) 1 SCC 583: AIR 1971 SC 2242: (1971) 3 SCR 646.Power to dismiss an appeal in limine is a power which must be exercised sparingly and with great circumspection. One would think a conviction for murder and a sentence of imprisonment for life were serious enough matters for the High Court to warrant 'admission' of the appeal and fair and independent consideration of the evidence by the High Court. Summary rejection of the appeal with the laconic expression 'dismissed' seems to be a drastic step in such cases. To so reject an appeal is to practically deny the right of appeal. One cannot also overemphasise the importance of the High Court making a speaking order when dismissing a criminal appeal in limine. 'The requirement of recording reasons for summary dismissal, however concise, serves to ensure proper f...

liminal

of or pertaining to a limen especially a sensory threshhold...

liminality

that temporary state during a rite of passage when the participant lacks social status or rank is required to follow specified forms of conduct and is expected to show obedience and humility...

Rejected

Rejected, in a hierarchical system of courts which exists in our country, all courts and tribunals including the High Court exercising judicial and quasi-judicial functions owe it a duty to pass reasoned orders. There is a growing tendency in some of the High Courts to dismiss petitions filed under Article 226 or 227 of the Constitution in limine without a speaking order just by the use of a laconic word 'rejected' or 'dismissed'. Quite often the Supreme Court has decreed that while dis-missing a writ petition summarily, the High Court must record reasons briefly, Arun Mohadeorao Damka v. Additional Inspector General of Police, AIR 1986 SC 1497 (1499): (1986) 3 SCC 696: (1986) 2 SCR 1101....

Voluntary conveyance

Voluntary conveyance. A conveyance by way of gift or otherwise without valuable consideration. Liable to be defeated, under 27 Eliz. c. 4, by a subsequent sale for value, but no voluntary disposition whenever made shall be deemed to have been made with intent to defraud by reason only that a subsequent conveyance for valuable consideration was made if that conveyance was made after the 18th January, 1893: (English) Law of Property Act, 1925, s. 173, reproducing 27 Eliz. c. 4, as amended by the (English) Voluntary Conveyances Act, 1893. Any conveyance made with intent to defeat or delay creditors may be set aside under 13 Eliz. c. 5; see Twyne's Case, (1601) 3 Rep. 80; 1 Sm. L.C., unless the conveyance was made for valuable consideration and in good faith or upon good consideration and in good faith to any person not having at the time of the conveyance notice of the intent to defraud creditors [s. 172 (3), (English) Law of Property Act, 1925] This Act (ss. 172 and 173) repeals and repr...

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