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New trial
be in question, the amount in dispute must be 20l. at least for the Court to interfere. (1) Mistakes, etc., of a judge. If a judge misdirect a jury, even in a penal action, it is generally
Misnomer
Misnomer, a wrong name. Nil facit error nominis cum de corpore vel persona constat. 11 Rep. 21.--(A mistake in the name does not matter when there is no mistake in the body or person.) Misnomers in
Misconduct
runs as under: Misconduct means, misconduct arising from ill motive; acts of negligence, errors of judgment, or innocent mistake, do not constitute such misconduct. In industrial jurisprudence amongst others, habitual or gross negligence constitute misconduct but in
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Stare decisis
is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction authorised to construe it, such declaration, in absence of palpable mistake or error, is itself evidence of the law until changed by competent authority. It requires that rules of
Error nominis
Error nominis, a mistake of detail in the name of a person; used in contradistinction to error de persona, a mistake as
reformation
writing (as a deed or contract) and enforcing it as reformed NOTE: Reformation is allowed primarily to correct mistakes such as typographical errors or incorrectly chosen words. Occasionally reformation is permitted in cases of fraud or misrepresentation.
Default
may thereupon give judgment against him by default. The defendant allows judgment by default either intentionally or through mistake or neglect; intentionally, where he has no merits, or where he does so according to a previous agreement
error
deficiency, or accident departs from or fails to achieve what should be done [procedural s] ;esp : a mistake made by a lower court in conducting judicial proceedings or making findings in a case [to compel to
Actus curiae neminem gravabit.
and it is the bounden duty of Courts to see that if a person is harmed by a mistake of the Court he should be restored to the position he would have occupied but for that mistake,
Clerical or arithmetical error
the record and does not depend for its discovery on argument or disputation. An arithmetical error is a mistake of calculation, and a clerical error is a mistake in writing or typing, Sooraj Devi v. Pyare Lal,
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