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Contest
in a Court of law, to oppose, 'resist or dispute; to strive to win or hold: to controvert, litigate, call in question, challenge to defend. The contest continues right up to the final decision or, in other
Multiplicity
for an undue dividing or splitting up of a single cause of suit, and thus multiplying subjects of litigation. Equity discourages unreasonable litigation. It would not, therefore, permit a bill to be brought for a part of
Procedure
SC 597: (1978) 1 SCC 248: (1978) 2 SCR 621. The mode in which the successive steps in litigation are taken. The procedure of the Common Law courts was regulated by the C.L.P. Acts of 1852, 1854,
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Prize Court
tribunal, existing only by virtue of a special commission under the Great Seal, during war or until the litigations incident to war have been brought to a conclusion. It is frequently confounded with the Court of Admiralty,
Prejudice, without
is a term given to overtures and communications between parties in the course of negotiate on, or between litigants before action or after action, but before trial or verdict. The words import an understanding that if the
Obdurate legal obscurantism
Obdurate legal obscurantism, Hardened (stubborn) tendency to oppose enquiry, enlightenment or reform, '...the obdurate legal obscurantism of litigants leads to protraction of proceedings' [Jas Raj v. Hem Raj, AIR 1977 SC 1011 (1013), para 2] -
Collusion
a judicial office, is misemployed in listening to a fictitious cause proposed to him, there is no party litigating ... no real interest brought into question and to use the words of a very sensible civilian on
Cause of action
expression 'cause of action' with regard to a civil matter means that it should be left to the litigant to institute cases at Lucknow Bench or at Allahabad Bench according to the cause of action arising wholly
settlement
or process of settling 2 a : an agreement reducing or resolving differences ;esp : an agreement between litigants that concludes the litigation [the states finally agreed upon a and a consent decree "W. J. Brennan, Jr."]
preclude
Local Union No. 688, 595 F.2d 446 (1979)"] b : to prevent (a claim or action) from being litigated esp. by collateral estoppel or res judicata [the Civil Service Reform Act provides the exclusive address for adverse
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